Original sentence: A generally quiet consensus among Senate Democrats led to Harry Reid of Nevada becoming minority leader.Opponents also accuse him of confusing automatic weaponss with semiautomatic weapons.Schumer has faced criticism from the National Rifle Association and other gun groups (see gun politics) for coauthoring the federal assault weapons ban in 1994 with California Senator Dianne Feinstein; these groups have criticized him for allegedly not knowing much about guns, pointing to various errors regarding the subject.Schumer's propensity for publicity is the subject of a running joke amongst many commentators, leading Bob Dole to quip that "the most dangerous place in Washington is between Charles Schumer and a television camera
Edited sentence: A generally quiet consensus among Senate Democrats led Harry Reid of Nevada becoming minority leader.He even once said that semi-automatic firearms have a rapid rate of fire and spray all over the room, traits of automatic firearms.Schumer has gained notoriety among gun owners for coauthoring the federal assault weapons ban in 1994 with California Senator Dianne Feinstein, and he is often criticized for not knowing much about guns.Schumer is the subject of a quip from former Senator Bob Dole: "the most dangerous place in Washington is between Charles Schumer and a television camera