It’s about time! Roommates, today the House of Representatives voted to ban assault-style weapons! According to CNN, in a vote of 217-213, the bill will now move to the Senate. Democrats Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Kurt Schrader of Oregon voted against the ban. Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Chris Jacobs of New York voted for the bill.
While the bill is not expected to proceed, reports say 60 votes are needed to pass a vote in the Senate. Some House Democrats are backing the bill that was passed in the wake of recent mass shootings involving such guns across the United States. In a letter to members of the ballot box ahead of the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote, “Today, our Democratic Majority will accept and pass the Prohibition of Weapons Act. assault: an important step in our continued fight against deadly gun violence in our nation. ”
If you recall, the United States had an assault-style weapons ban that was first implemented in 1994, Expired in 2004. At the time, Democrats blamed former President George W. Bush for letting it lapse. “George W. Bush said, ‘I’m for that.’ I never asked Congress to pass it. Never get up. The impetus for entering the NRA,” said US Presidential Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry.
There has been some progress in anti-gun legislation; however, it doesn’t seem to be enough. As previously reported, earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to tackle gun violence. The bill becomes the first major federal gun safety law in decades.
The law includes millions of dollars for mental health, school safety, crisis intervention programs and encourages states to have juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System . Roommates, we will update you as more information becomes available.
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