The Senate advanced an 80 page gun bill, shortly after its text was released. On Tuesday, 14 Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), joined Democrats to push the bill to debate in a 64-to-34 vote.
House Republicans responded to new gun control laws proposed by Democrats. GOP representatives hosted a press conference regarding legislation being proposed in Congress.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrat-proposed red flag laws are unconstitutional and they will not reduce violent crimes. In an interview Sunday, the Louisiana lawmaker explained that seizing firearms from an individual based on an assumption they pose a threat violates the Second Amendment.
With some GOP senators reportedly considering legislation to limit Americans access to guns in the wake of recent violence, experts warn that the implementation of red flag laws would remove all due process protections for Americans who own firearms. One America’s John Hines has more from Washington.
The Second Amendment is apparently up for debate in Washington, D.C. as lawmakers attempt to signal they are doing something about gun violence. On several corporate news outlets, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle put in their two cents on how to make sure another mass shooting like the one in Uvalde, Texas doesn’t happen again.