A Republican congressman and survivor of the 2017 baseball practice shooting is standing by his opposition to a House background check bill in the wake of the two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, saying the measure is a 'partisan show bill.'
Washington A Republican congressman and survivor of the 2017 baseball practice shooting is standing by his opposition to a House background check bill in the wake of the two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, saying the measure was a"partisan show bill."
The bill, which passed the House earlier this year by a vote of 240-190 but stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate, gained renewed attention this week following the shootings."I would not consider changing the vote that I made because that bill was nothing but a partisan show bill. That bill wouldn't have addressed the problems that we see with fixing what Democrats even call a loophole," Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis told CNN's John Berman on"New Day.
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