{"id":177656,"date":"2023-03-30T16:34:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T20:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=177656"},"modified":"2023-03-30T16:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:03:23","slug":"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on &#8216;Assault Weapon&#8217; Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) responds to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blaming Democrats for inaction to prevent mass shootings:<br \/><br \/>\u201cSerious members of this body \u2026 negotiated a bill to save children\u2019s lives \u2026 Sen. Cruz never expressed one iota of interest &#8230; didn\u2019t even sniff that room.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3JJHJd6g0E\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">pic.twitter.com\/3JJHJd6g0E<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1641498733882793985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Nashville early this week, Democrats endeavor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/03\/28\/after-nashville-democrats-want-to-force-a-floor-vote-on-weapons-ban-they-probably-cant\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">force<\/a> firearm legislation to the Senate floor for a vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has co-sponsored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feinstein.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?a=files.serve&amp;File_id=CB549D01-5602-43C5-BD78-8904B4250CAE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">legislation<\/a> for an assault weapon ban which was originally introduced by Sen, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Murphy seeks to push Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring the bill to the Senate floor while the nation is grieving the Nashville shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersoncooper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">@andersoncooper<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">@CNN<\/a> in a few minutes to talk about the path forward on gun violence. <br><br>No one should pretend like we can\u2019t choose to end this carnage. It\u2019s our decision to let it continue.<\/p>&mdash; Chris Murphy \ud83d\udfe7 (@ChrisMurphyCT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1640508534440820736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Per a Feinstein <a href=\"http:\/\/coinbase.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">press release<\/a>, the legislation would, &#8220;ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and other high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/white-house-leaves-door-wide-open-for-confiscation-of-millions-of-assault-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">White House Leaves Door Wide Open for Confiscation of Millions of \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Murphy&#8217;s sentiments are echoed by several other Democrats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) stated Monday, &#8220;We can&#8217;t say that we&#8217;ve solved this problem or even addressed it seriously when incidents like today in Nashville, Tennessee, continue in America.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin, Murphy, and many other Dems also voiced their discontent with Republicans claiming that if new legislation isn&#8217;t passed, it is due to their GOP counterparts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Efforts in the House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, in the House, Democratic lawmakers have begun considering making an attempt for a &#8220;discharge petition.&#8221; This would allow for a simple House majority to force legislation to the floor for a vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, since House Democrats would need an additional five votes to enact a discharge petition, it is unlikely to occur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/03\/28\/after-nashville-democrats-want-to-force-a-floor-vote-on-weapons-ban-they-probably-cant\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\"><em>Salon<\/em><\/a> pulls statistics from a 2022 Pew Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/07\/11\/broad-public-approval-of-new-gun-law-but-few-say-it-will-do-a-lot-to-stem-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">survey<\/a> that claims &#8220;63% of Americans want Congress to pass more gun control laws.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the same survey also discovered that &#8220;78% [of Americans] think the new gun law will do &#8220;a little &#8220;(42%) or &#8220;nothing at all&#8221; (36%) to reduce gun violence.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 7% of individuals surveyed think that new firearms legislation would do &#8220;a lot&#8221; to impact gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"234\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gun-law-will-do.png\" alt=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\" class=\"wp-image-177670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gun-law-will-do.png 524w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gun-law-will-do-400x179.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gun-law-will-do-150x67.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">78% [of Americans] think the new gun law will do little or nothing to reduce gun violence. <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/07\/11\/broad-public-approval-of-new-gun-law-but-few-say-it-will-do-a-lot-to-stem-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">Photo: Pew Research Center<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Republican Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans in Washington are also calling for change but are taking a different avenue. GOP lawmakers are seeking to make schools safer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes increasing security and deterrence to prevent a future tragedy.  However, previous efforts in this realm have been opposed by Democrats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/fireworks-at-congressional-hearing-on-atf-and-who-makes-the-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">Fireworks at Congressional Hearing on ATF and Who Makes the Laws<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to work to protect children at school, and that means increasing security,\u201d Sen.&nbsp;Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)&nbsp;said at a Judiciary Committee hearing the day after the school shooting in her state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Schools can use these funds in a variety of ways, including for surveillance systems, silent alarms, automatic locking mechanisms, and ballistic film.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TbkXvarkUq\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">https:\/\/t.co\/TbkXvarkUq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1641457436065136642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/03\/28\/nashville-shooting-unearths-familiar-partisan-split-on-gun-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"democrats-seek-to-force-vote-on-assault-weapons-ban\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Force Vote on 'Assault Weapon' Ban\"><em>Roll Call<\/em><\/a>, Blackburn advocated, \u201cI have, and I have had, legislation that would allow for training and hiring of veterans and former law enforcement officials to serve as school safety officers and help protect our schools. 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