Several lawmakers and their staffers had gathered early morning for a baseball practice game in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside the capital city when the lone gunman, after reportedly inquiring whether those on the field were Republicans or Democrats, began shooting at the gathering.
Each year, more than 32,000 people die as a effect of gun-related violence in the United States, which is by far the highest among industrialized countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republicans postponed a planned hearing on the "Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act", a bill that would loosen restrictions on the purchase of silencers and make it easier to move guns across state lines. Officers in Scalise's security detail wounded Hodgkinson, who was taken into custody and later died.
This terrible incident occurred during a baseball practice that included Republican congress people and their staff.
The make and model of the weapon used by the shooter, identified as James Hodgkinson of IL, has not been publicly identified.
Political leaders on the Gulf Coast who favor expansion of gun rights and those who would like restrictions saw ways the shooting would have been impacted by different regulation.
Gun control advocates, already on the defensive, insist they're not abandoning their efforts in Congress or state legislatures.
But gun-control advocates also called for congressional action, even as a Republican Congress and president prioritize legislation to protect gun rights.
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"On a rare occasion (in the past), you know, I'd have my gun in the glove box or something", he added, "but it's going to be in my pocket from this day forward".
Democratic Representative Tim Ryan, who described himself as a strong supporter of gun rights, told reporters that "does not mean we should not have universal background checks" to gauge gun buyers' mental health and to check on whether they are on terrorism watch lists. Helena. "We are better than this". That somehow Rep. Scalise would, like Ronald Reagan, would understand the great need for more focused national gun law with Donald Trump by his side. Most made a decision to proceed with caution, issuing public statements that avoided the gun control debate altogether.
Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., who was present at the baseball diamond in Virginia, spoke to Fox News afterwards, still covered in dirt and bleeding. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected". A reply from Goodlatte, provided by aides, said his "prayers are with Congressman Steve Scalise" and the others injured.
Not so in CT, where Gov. Dannel Malloy told reporters in Hartford that the shooting of U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and four others "is a reason why we need, quite frankly, and I'll say it, saner gun laws in America".
A group connected to the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre said the latest shooting showed that "more conversations are needed". Trump quickly signed it.
Gun control groups are fighting federal legislation that would relax existing gun laws, especially after Republicans backed by the NRA fared well in last November's elections. Republicans in Congress must acknowledge their blunder by permitting Trump to become president.
"Americans across the political spectrum are fed up with lawmakers' inaction in the face of this epidemic of gun violence", a statement from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee said.
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