WASHINGTON — Urging action by the gridlocked Senate on gun law reforms, President Joe Biden on Tuesday demanded the chamber immediately pass two bills on the day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
Connecticut Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal spoke ardently on the reforms, as they have after every mass shooting since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012.
And Waterbury Chief of Police Fernando Spagnolo testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday — a firearms reform hearing that, as it happened, was long scheduled — that Connecticut’s gun laws, some of the toughest in the nation, were undermined by weaker federal standards.
The speeches and debates unfolded in the raw moment of anger and resolve that always follows a mass shooting.
“We’ve been through too many of these,” Biden said in a speech at the White House. “I don’t need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common sense steps that will save lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act.”
The bills on the table would tighten federal background check laws and ban what Biden called “assault weapons” — military-style, semiautomatic firearms paired with high-capacity magazines.
Biden's press secretary said Tuesday the president is also considering a range of executive actions on gun laws. Those could reportedly include moves to tackle “ghost guns” assembled at home and law enforcement notifications when background checks fail.
The hearing on Capitol Hill, on how to respond to an uptick of gun violence during the pandemic, showcased what Biden and other Democrats have tried to overcome: a persistent divide between the two parties on...
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