The GOP-controlled Senate failed to pass legislation aimed at keeping suspected terrorists from buying guns and tightening background checks, shrugging off the worst mass shooting in U.S. history with more inaction.
Barely a week after the Orlando nightclub massacre that killed 49 people and just days after a 15-hour filibuster from Democrats, it felt like “Groundhog Day” on Capitol Hill, with votes falling mostly along party lines to defeat four gun control measures
“What am I going to tell 49 grieving families? What am I going to tell those who are still in the hospital fighting for their lives?” said Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). “Sadly, what I’m going to have to tell them is the NRA won again.”
Democrats once again saw their legislation to bar suspected terrorists on the federal “no fly” list from buying guns get just 47 out of the needed 60 votes. It was similar to the tally on nearly identical legislation in early December, after the terror attack in San Bernardino, Calif.
Source: www.nydailynews.com
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