A cluster of recent mass shootings that killed 36 people in California, Texas an...
- A cluster of recent mass shootings that killed 36 people in California, Texas and Ohio has sparked renewed calls for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to prevent gun violence.
While the bill was touted as being bipartisan, only eight Republicans backed it, with 188 voting no. That does not bode well for the bill’s prospects in the Republican-controlled Senate. Currently, 37 states and the District of Columbia rely on NICS to conduct their background checks on gun sales, while the rest do it themselves.
Shortly after coming to power in 2017, the Trump administration proposed eliminating the program and since then the grants have withered.
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