{"id":567793,"date":"2023-03-28T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-eye-plan-to-force-vote-on-gun-reforms-over-gop-opposition\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T17:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:59:38","slug":"democrats-eye-plan-to-force-vote-on-gun-reforms-over-gop-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-eye-plan-to-force-vote-on-gun-reforms-over-gop-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats eye plan to force vote on gun reforms over GOP opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Spanberger_021022_AP_Alex-Brandon.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Democrats are pushing to force votes on tougher gun laws in the wake of Monday\u2019s deadly shooting at a Tennessee elementary school, eyeing a procedural gambit that would bring the legislation to the floor despite the opposition of Republican leaders.<\/p>\n<p>At a closed-door meeting of the Democratic Caucus Tuesday morning in the Capitol, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D), a Virginia moderate, suggested Democrats should launch a discharge petition, which would force the reforms to the floor with the support of a simple House majority.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what changes Democrats might seek, and Spanberger did not promote specific proposals in the Caucus meeting. But she has supported a number of reforms in the past \u2014\u00a0including bills to expand background checks, ban assault weapons, limit magazine capacity, raise the age for firearm ownership, and adopt tougher gun storage requirements \u2014\u00a0and a spokesman said each of those proposals should be on the table as Democrats fight for tougher laws following the Nashville rampage. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The petition could arrive as early as this week, according to several Democrats, in order to tap into the outrage surrounding the latest school shooting before the House recesses Thursday for the two-week Easter break.<\/p>\n<p>Still, while all sides have condemned the violence, there is virtually no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite among Republicans to move tougher gun laws, particularly after Congress enacted a package of reforms in the last Congress. And GOP lawmakers were quick to push back this week against new restrictions, saying they would only punish law-abiding gun owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people are evil, they\u2019re going to do evil things,\u201d said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who represents Knoxville. \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given the Republicans\u2019 slim House majority, Democrats would need the support of only five GOP lawmakers on their discharge petition to force bills to the floor. But even staunch gun reform advocates say that, in the current political environment, there\u2019s little chance the petition would hit its mark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty hard to count to five in that group; I can count to two or three,\u201d said Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLots of interest, lots of emotion,\u201d she added. \u201cBut the math is a problem in this House.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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