WATCH LIVE: Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee in an effort to bring home the devastation of America's gun violence epidemic and urge Congress to act.
The hearing comes a day after the son an 86-year-old woman killed in the racist Buffalo mass shooting delivered emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose mother was the oldest of the 10 Buffalo victims, challenged Congress Tuesday to act against the"cancer of white supremacy” and the nation's epidemic of gun violence.The Oversight committee, controlled by a Democratic majority, is no stranger to examining gun violence in America.
But lawmakers have been here before — unable to pass any substantial gun safety laws in decades in the face of steep objections from Republicans in Congress, some conservative Democrats, and the fierce lobbying of gun owners and the National Rifle Association. No major legislation has made it into law since the 1994 assault weapons ban, which has since expired.
The actor was born in Uvalde, Texas, and spoke at the White House on Tuesday about his connection to the town and his desire to fight for gun restrictions. But one thing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem to agree on is that inaction is not an option.
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