The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its first major gun safety measure in a quarter century, a landmark bill that would expand ...
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its first major gun safety measure in a quarter century, a landmark bill that would expand background checks to virtually all firearm sales.
Several Democrats praised the legislation while offering reminders that in recent years, with Republicans at the helm, the House took little action to address gun violence. "Today we say to those who begged, pleaded for us to act, that we see you, we feel your pain, we heard your cries and we are going to answer - today, now."
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