NRA Confident Congress Won't Pass New Assault Gun Ban

Three cheers for gridlock!

The head of the National Rifle Assn. expressed confidence Sunday that the current Congress will not pass a new ban on assault weapons, a major aim of gun-control proponents in the wake of last month's killing of 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut.

"I would say that the likelihood is that they are not going to be able to get assault weapons ban through this Congress," NRA President David Keene said on CNN's "State Of The Union."

Keene's comments come two days before Vice President Joe Biden is expected to issue a series of recommendations to President Obama on reducing gun violence, and as gun stores in many areas report a dramatic spike in sales.