House Dems are divided on their next steps in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, with some lawmakers demanding they immediately come back from their summer break and pass stricter gun control bills — including an assault weapons ban
in the wake of two deadly mass shootings over the weekend, with some lawmakers demanding the House immediately come back from recess and pass stricter gun control bills, including an assault weapons ban.
The debate over how the Democratic-controlled House should respond comes after a pair of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend left at least 31 people dead and dozens more wounded. The House also passed a bill that would close the so-called Charleston loophole to prevent individuals from buying guns before their background check is completed. That bill, authored by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn , came after the massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015 in which nine African Americans were murdered by a white supremacist.
“We need to take immediate action to address domestic terrorism and take further steps on gun violence prevention from every angle,” said Hill, a freshman member of leadership. “I believe the House should come back from recess as well to prepare additional legislation that has overwhelming public support to send to the Senate.”
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201908/2461/1155968404_6068231289001_6068234472001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"“We are having that discussion. There’s a chance that we come back and take up more and do more, and I'm not necessarily opposed to that,” said Rep. Jason Crow , a vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. “But there’s also value to us being back in our communities, meeting with families, meeting with kids, talking about this issue. ...
Pelosi spent the weekend talking to the families of gun violence victims and they too want to keep the pressure on McConnell, she told House Democrats.
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