On Tuesday, back in control of the House of Representatives, Democrats introduced a bill that would expand background checks in the sale or transfer of ownership of firearms. The bill, titled the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019,” was introduced on the eighth anniversary of the Tucson shooting in which six people were killed and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of over a dozen people injured.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blustered, “Today is a day of action. We say, enough is enough.” Giffords echoed, “Stopping gun violence takes courage, the courage to do what’s right, the courage of new ideas. I’ve seen great courage when my life was on the line. Now is the time to come together, be responsible. Democrats, Republicans, everyone. We must never stop fighting. Fight, fight, fight.”
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