Restrictions that expired 10 years after 1994 vote revived as bill passes 217-213 but effort likely to fail in US Senate
at a time of intensifying concerns about gun violence and shootings – the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York; massacre of school children in Uvalde, Texas; and the Fourth of July shooting of revelers in Highland Park, Illinois.
Republicans stood firmly against limits on ownership of the high-powered firearms during an at times emotional debate ahead of voting.Said Andrew Clyde of Georgia: “An armed America is a safe and free America.” National gun violence prevention organizations are describing the House’s actions as a promising step toward getting future restrictions passed at the federal level.
The bill would make it unlawful to import, sell or manufacture a long list of semi-automatic weapons. Jerry Nadler, chair of the judiciary committee, said it exempts those already in possession. That law provides for expanded background checks on young adults buying firearms, allowing authorities to access certain juvenile records. It also closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole” by denying gun purchases for those convicted of domestic abuse outside of marriages.
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