The massacre of six people – including three 9-year-olds – at a Nashville elementary school Monday has rekindled the debate on gun control, prompting Democrats to weigh forcing …
has rekindled the tenacious political debate on gun control — prompting some Democrats to push for gun reform in the Republican-controlled House.
“The majority of the American people think having assault weapons is bizarre, it’s a crazy idea. They’re against that. And so I think the Congress could be passing an assault weapons ban,” he said. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House leader, pledged to “press forward” at the closed-door confab.
“We believe that there’s more legislation that can be done,” he said. “We’ve got to do more than offer thoughts and prayers, and there should be action.”But Republicans, based on comments made since the shooting, don’t appear ready to budge on the matter. Hale killed Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all age 9, as well as custodian Mike Hill and substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, both 61, and school head Katherine Koonce, 60.President Biden at the White House Tuesday told reporters that he had exhausted executive authority and urged members of Congress to take action on guns after the mass shooting in Nashville.“The tragedy that happened in my state was the result of a depraved person and somebody very, very sick.
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