House GOP rejects calls for new gun legislationThe Hill, Feb 27, 2018, Melanie Zanona
House Republicans brushed aside calls for stricter gun laws on Tuesday, signaling they want to focus on school security and figuring out why law enforcement failed to act on repeated warnings about the suspect in a mass shooting at a Florida high school this month.
At his weekly leadership news conference, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the House had already acted on a bill to strengthen federal criminal background checks for gun purchases. And he suggested the House would not vote on legislation by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) that would ban assault weapons.
“We shouldn’t be banning guns from law-abiding citizens,†Ryan said at a news conference. “We should be focusing on making sure that citizens who should not get guns in the first place don’t get those guns.†President Trump has backed a wide range of gun proposals following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead.
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