The legislation would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism like the apparently racially motivated attack in Buffalo, N.Y.
In response to what authorities say was a racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., the House passed legislation late Wednesday that would bolster federal resources to prevent domestic terrorism.gun violence and white supremacist attacks
across the airwaves,” Rep. Brad Schneider , who first introduced the measure in 2017, said on the House floor. “Congress hasn’t been able to ban the sale of assault weapons. The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act is what Congress can do this week to try to prevent future Buffalo shootings.” The young white man who killed 10 people in Buffalo represents a new generation of white supremacists: isolated and online, radicalized on internet memes and misinformation, inspired by livestreams to find fame through bloodshed.
Senate Democrats are pledging to bring up the bill for a vote next week. But its prospects are uncertain, with Republicans opposed to bolstering the power of the Justice Department in domestic surveillance.In the wake of Saturday’s shooting massacre in Buffalo, a refrigerator on a street corner becomes a gathering point to grieve, donate and collect groceries.
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House Passes Domestic Terrorism Bill After Buffalo ShootingThe House has passed legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. The vote Wednesday night was along party lines, 222-203, with one Republican, Illinois’ Adam Kinzinger, in favor. The House passed a similar measure in 2020 only to have it languish in the Senate. But Democrats are pushing for a broader federal focus on domestic terrorism as they lack support in the Senate to move ahead with gun-control legislation. Numerous Republican lawmakers opposed bolstering the Justice Department’s domestic surveillance efforts.
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