We asked every member of the House of Reps about the Parkland gun policy agenda....

[DonViejo]

We asked every member of the House of Representatives about the Parkland gun policy agenda. Here’s what they said.

By Christopher Ingraham
May 22 at 8:57 AM

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Following that shooting, a group of student survivors laid out a policy agenda consisting of five items intended to help reduce the toll of American gun violence. Those items include:

1. Dedicated funding for the CDC to research gun violence
2. Strengthening the ATF's ability to track and record gun sales
3. Universal background checks for gun purchases
4. A ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
5. A ban on assault weapons, including a registration or buyback program for these weapons already in circulation

Before the Santa Fe shooting, The Washington Post contacted the office of every U.S. representative, multiple times if necessary, to gauge their support or opposition to the proposals, which have yet to be codified into a single bill. We found that while many Democrats were eager to support the proposals, most Republicans did not seem to want to engage on the issue, as evidenced by the high rate of nonresponse among Republican members.

Just 12 percent of the House Republican delegation — 29 out of 237 members — responded to repeated Post attempts, via multiple emails and phone calls, to seek comment on the issue. Most of those who did respond offered forceful statements of opposition to the proposals.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/22/we-asked-every-member-of-the-house-of-representatives-about-the-parkland-gun-policy-agenda-heres-what-they-said

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Can't read WP piece. But the fact that only 29 put of 237 Republicans

answered deserves a rec.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. They love that NRA money

[aikoaiko]

3. #5 will keep #1 - 4 from being supported and passed in a bill

They are making the same mistake as the post Sandy Hook gun control expanists.