Congressional Republicans have largely ruled out passing tighter gun laws after a shooter killed six people at a Tennessee elementary school this week.
, are standing firm in their position that mass shootings can't be blamed on the availability of guns, and have expressed opposition to any new gun restrictions.Any push for stricter gun control measures is likely to stall in Congress, as Republicans control the House and Democrats have a narrow 51-49 Senate edge.
“The first thing in any kind of tragedy that I do is, I pray. I pray for the victims, I pray for their families. I really get angry when I see people trying to politicize it for their own personal agenda,” Scalise said during a press conference on Tuesday.
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