US Senate Republicans block assault-style weapons ban as mass shootings rise
US Senate Republicans block assault-style weapons ban as mass shootings rise
U.S. Senate Republicans moved to block a ban on assault-style weapons put forward by Democrats on Wednesday, as the United States recorded the highest number of mass shootings for the second year in a row.
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Nothing will change until it’s their grandkids who get mowed down.
22 11 ReplyIt doesn't even change when they get shot. Just ask Steve Scalise.
35 1 ReplyAsk James Brady.
6 0 ReplyJames Brady didn't then go on to vote in congress against measures that would have prevented the man who shot him from having done so.
1 0 ReplyThat was my point.
You said: It doesn't even change when they get shot.
4 0 ReplyOh, gotcha.
4 0 ReplySorry for the confusion.
3 0 ReplyHonestly, it was probably me. It usually is. :)
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Wasn't there some Congress Lady that got shot in the face and was still like "I support guns..." 🤦♂️
9 4 ReplyNo, that was Giffords and she went on to found a gun control organization.
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Absolutely not. That was Gabby Giffords, and Mark Kelly is her husband.
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Their grand kids don’t go to the schools that get shot up.
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