Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Democrats show little appetite for Biden's call for gun control

The Hill reports:
President Biden on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School by calling on Congress to pass gun-control legislation. But there seems little if any chance his calls will be answered. Democratic lawmakers are showing little appetite for tackling the controversial issue ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, exasperating activists frustrated over the lack of action at a time when Democrats control the White House and both branches of Congress after ten years of Republican or split control of Congress.
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