Party-line committee vote to enact NRA’s ‘No1 legislative precedence’Critics call plan to allow concealed carry across state lines absurd’Despite calls for gun control in the wake of some of the deadliest mass shootings in contemporary American history,congressional Republicans are heading in the other direction – advancing the NRA’s No1 legislative precedence”, a bill one law enforcement leader says could allow tourists in fresh York City to wear concealed weapons as they wander around Times Square.
Gun control advocates and Democrats assailed the legislation – which would gut local gun restrictions, or allowing Americans to freely carry their concealed handguns across state lines – as dangerous and “absurd”. Related: US gun violence spawns a fresh epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victims Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com