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McConnell Willing to Consider Background Checks
August 8, 2019 at 6:42 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 71 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/08/08/mcconnell-willing-to-consider-background-checks/
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Under intense pressure to take action on gun safety in the wake of two weekend massacres, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, expressed a new willingness Thursday to consider a measure expanding background checks for all gun purchasers, saying it will be front and center in a coming Senate debate on how to respond to gun violence, the New York Times reports.
Mr. McConnell, who has strongly opposed background checks in the past, made his remarks in an interview with a Kentucky radio host, Terry Meiners of WHAS in Louisville. While he did not support a bill requiring background checks, his remarks appeared to underscore the possibility of a shift in the politics of Washingtons divisive gun debate.
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He sees this as a possible tipping point in guns. Keep on with the pressure.
Later: Rep Tim Ryan just said not to listen to GOP try to slow walk the gun issue until new issues take over the news. KEEP THE PRESSURE UP. Build and build.
Cattledog
(5,916 posts)Ponietz
(2,987 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)I will not believe it until it happens without strings attached.
marble falls
(57,119 posts)back real and effective legislation.
torius
(1,652 posts)would not have stopped many, if any, of the mass shooters.