The 1994 AWB also failed, but it was passed as an amendment to ANOTHER law.
A relevant comment:
Don't forget about the other bills, the so called "gun trafficking"? bill, the magazine ban, universal background checks, and the UN treaty.
Any one of these is just as bad or worse than the AWB. Don't let them get anything! NOTHING!
Don't fall for the "let's compromise" crap. The laws on the books are compromise!