New Gun Control Legislation Unlikely, And More …

New Gun Control Legislation Unlikely

Lawmakers are gloomy about the prospects of passing significant gun control legislation in a culture that has long been accepting of guns, reported The New York Times. A flurry of bills to create no-gun zones around members of Congress, ban big-volume magazines like that used by the Tucson gunman and step up background checks are being drafted, and the National Rifle Association has lain low since Saturday’s shooting. But even these measures have stirred up significant opposition. Rep. Peter King (R-New York), who is behind the proposal to ban firearms within 1,000 feet of members of Congress, has received “100 calls an hour from people who think I am trying to take away their Second Amendment rights,” he said.

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