The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would ban assault weapons following a summer of deadly mass shootings that reignited calls for increased gun control.
Though the measure passed mostly along party lines, two Republicans and five Democrats broke with their parties on the vote, according to the official tally.
Assault weapons have been used in numerous mass shootings, including killings this year in Uvalde and Buffalo; Parkland, Florida in 2018; Las Vegas in 2017; and Newton Conn. in 2012.
Among the the five Democrats who voted No was Vicente Gonzalez of Texas. James Rivera, a spokesperson for Gonzalez said “There are tens of millions of assault rifles already in circulation across America, many of them are used by responsible gun owners for hunting in South Texas, and a ban on some of those models will do nothing to reduce overall risks. Our focus should be on keeping guns out of the hands of people who are a danger to themselves or others.”
There are 20 million AR-15 type weapons in the United States. Do we need more?
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