Democrats vow action on gun control after Calif. shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly ascendant Democrats are promising congressional action on gun control amid a rash of mass shootings, including a late-night assault at a California bar that killed 12 people.
Legislation including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons could win approval in the Democratic-controlled House next year, but will face opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Americans “des