That ban had been in effect for a decade, but Congress allowed it to expire eight years ago. She's rounded up more than a hundred cosponsors - every one of them a Democrat - for a bill reinstating a ban on gun magazines holding more than 10 bullets. WELNA: Colorado House Democrat Diana DeGette is taking action. Let's get money out of politics and act in the interest of people. And please, let's stop partisan bickering. At a news conference, Andrei Nikitchyuk pleaded for Congress to act now to head off more bullet-riddled nightmares like the one his son Barry went through.ĪNDREI NIKITCHYUK: Everyone I talk to thinks that the change should be done. ![]() Yesterday, the father of an eight-year-old student who survived that shooting was on Capitol Hill to appeal to lawmakers directly. INSKEEP: Some conservatives now say they agree, but the Republicans who lead the House of Representatives have so far shown little interest.ĭAVID WELNA, BYLINE: Members of Congress have been hearing a lot from constituents about the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some Democrats are pushing for tighter restrictions on guns and ammunitions. ![]() GREENE: But last week's shootings in Newtown, Connecticut restarted the debate over gun control. Lawmakers are negotiating over taxes and spending that could affect the economy in the year ahead, not to mention almost every part of the federal government and the take-home pay for millions of Americans. I'm David Greene.Įven before the events of the last few days, Congress had a busy agenda.
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