But Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest-serving lawmaker in the House and a strong gun rights advocate, said the assault weapon ban passed the House on a 216-214 vote in 1994 mainly because of the hard work of then-Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., and the White House. Foley lost his seat and the White House lost the House in 1994, he noted.

[b]``It's unnecessary and if it came up I don't think I would support it,'' Dingell said. [/b]

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another Dem. worth supporting is Gene Taylor Rep. From Mississippi. Who I believe always in most cases dealing with common sence.