Gun Control

"I feel I have a unique perspective from my knowledge as a former Republican and the information I've learned in my journey," Weissman said. "I feel I can help with the gun culture problem."

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering tougher background checks on gun purchases but faces Republican opposition to meaningful reform.

Mayor de Blasio said that even if someone has a clean background, a gun is not necessary to protect their home and family.

"Let me be clear: You have a lot of talk — ta ta ta ta ta ta ta talk! But In the end — in the end — nothing happens," House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings told reporters.

Red flag laws allow for courts to intervene when a gun owner is suspected by a friend or family member of being at risk of misusing their firearm.

We were rescued by our grandmother, who walked softly and carried a big stick instead of a submachine gun.

"I think that the president needs to see that and search his heart and his mind to respond to what the people of Dayton will be asking him to do."

Many Republicans have pushed for so-called "red flag" laws. But some congressional Republicans say the country needs new gun control legislation that'd go a few steps further.

Get this right, the congressman told me. As a new father, ending gun violence was the issue that energized him most.

Hundreds of protesters urged the Senate Majority Leader to allow lawmakers the chance to vote on a House-passed bill that would strengthen background checks for purchasing firearms.

Former Florida Congressman David Jolly called on Democrats to clear out Republicans from the House and Senate to tackle gun control.

The two federations called for legislators to pass "comprehensive gun control reform" and for people to pressure their representatives to act.

"Happens here almost every weekend," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said as she called for Trump, congressional Republicans to pass federal gun control legislation after city's most violent weekend.

McConnell, who is currently recovering from a fractured shoulder at his home in Kentucky, has remained mum on his plans to address the topic. The senator's team did not immediately respond to requests from Newsweek.

The move was also supported by Senator Bernie Sanders, who is a top contender among college students for the 2020 election.

"It is disgraceful this is what passes for Republican rhetoric now," said a local Democrat in light of Candice Keller's comments.

The El Paso Police Department initially tweeted that there were reports of "multiple shooters" but only had one person in custody.

At least four people are dead, including a six-year-old boy after the shooting at a food festival in Gilroy, California.

"We need gun reform and we need it now," said Democratic California Representative Eric Swalwell.

"The Second Amendment is not a second-class right and adults over the age of eighteen but under twenty-one are not second-class people," a firearms advocate said.

"I know it sounds horrible, but I think it's a very logical approach for the situation we're in," said Boston rabbi Dan Rodkin.

I submitted my son Joaquin's basketball shoes. Before he was murdered in the Parkland school shooting, he wanted me to coach his basketball team.

"Handgun licensing saves lives for the same reason drivers' licensing saves lives," one of the bills' sponsors said.

"Handgun purchaser licensing laws function to reduce gun violence by better screening out individuals," the report found.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but you keep saying, we're not helpless. So, I'm saying: what would have prevented this tragedy?" Tapper asked Booker again, after the 2020 candidate failed to address the specifics of gun control.

"If I have an aggressive kid in my class and he gets a hold of my gun, what then?" asked one teacher.

"Australia has strict gun laws and they still own guns AND the country is safe from unnecessary gun violence. See how that works?"

The NRA has strayed far from its original mission. 

This deadliness can and should be countered with non-violent gun control.

"The campaign, the family, the business, the transition in the administration all approached by Russians? It was eye opening."