Wisconsin Congresswoman Discusses Gun Control Legislation
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 -- 9:14 AM
(WRN) -House Democrats, including Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore, are calling on the Senate to come back and vote on gun control legislation.Wisconsin congresswoman Gwen Moore is calling on the Senate and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take up debate and votes on House-passed gun control measures. Moore says that in the wake of mass shootings, it's time to reflect on who is actually doing the shooting.
"These murderers have a history of domestic violence, more so than mental illness. So I get nervous about describing this violence as 'mental illness'."
Moore says a pair of House passed bills would institute universal background checks and red flag laws to restrict guns to people deemed harmful to the community.
"Right now we have the public sentiment on our side, and this is the reason we've tried to pressure them to come back in."
She says the house has already passed bills on background checks and 'red flag laws' but that doesn't matter unless the Senate brings them to the floor.
"There was some discussion about the House coming back, but really there's no point in us coming back until the Senate just takes up the bills we've already passed. It's really low hanging fruit."
So far, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not signaled support for coming back from recess. Moore says those bills are just going to end up in a big pile next to other legislation that McConnell is refusing to take up.
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