In the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 19 children and two adults dead, it did not appear Congress would take immediate action to pass any legislation to overhaul or reform the nation's gun laws.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer acknowledged in remarks on the floor on Wednesday that there did not appear to be a path forward for legislation changing gun laws. Schumer argued that Republicans are opposed to such efforts and that Americans should consider gun policy when they vote in November.
Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to plead with colleagues to find"a common denominator" for a federal legislative response to reduce mass shootings. Prior to the Sandy Hook shooting, Democrats had been more cautious about advocating gun control measures after some in the party blamed an assault-weapons ban signed into law by President Bill Clinton as a factor in their midterm election losses in 1994. And Vice President Al Gore, then the Democratic presidential nominee, lost both his home state of Tennessee and West Virginia, previously a Democratic stronghold, in the 2000 election, costing himself and his party the presidency.
Although Democrats pointed to Republican resistance, the party has not focused on gun legislation while controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House for more than a year.
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