Reps. Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY, Chris Shays, R-Ct., and Michael Castle, R-De., left to right, speak in favor of renewing a 10-year-old gun control law that bans assault rifles and high-capacity magazines during a news conference on Sept. 13, 2004, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The law is set to expire at midnight, Sept. 14. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)