The top House Democrat castigated Republicans for inaction after the Tennessee mass shooting that killed three children and three adults.
The New York Democrat told reporters that GOP House leaders should allow debate on whether to restore a ban on assault-style weapons.
“Extreme MAGA Republicans should bring the bipartisan universal criminal background check legislation to the floor, and should also bring to the floor an assault weapons ban so we can have a debate out in [the] open, in front of the American people, as to whether weapons of war have any place in a civilized society,” Jeffries said.
“We’re confident in our position. Stop hiding your position,” he continued. “And let’s debate this issue of gun safety in front of the American people.”“Weapons of war — which are not used to hunt deer, but are used to hunt human beings and slaughter innocent children — do not belong in our communities.
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