Although it would hardly happen at this time in the Senate, the Democrats in the House of Representatives move forward with the “Protect Our Children” bill, in response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas , but several Republicans are opposed.
In a hearing in the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Democrat Jerrold Nadler (New York), the congressmen engaged in an intense debate, where they could even see the faces of the children killed at the Robb school.
Nadler called Thursday for the approval of reforms to prevent gun violence, emphasizing the urgency after what happened in Uvalde and Buffalo, New York.
“We have to enact strong laws to protect our people. And if all these mass shootings don’t make it, I don’t know what will,” he said. , but he acknowledged that in the upper house there is another scenario. “I cannot speak for the Senate,” he said.
One of the Republican members of the committee, Greg Steube (Florida), who connected remotely, said he had weapons to support his argument against the reform.
“Here is a weapon that I carry every day to protect myself from me, my family, my wife, my home”, said one of them.
His decision caused surprise among his colleagues, but he defended that he was at home, where he could do “whatever you want”.
Among the strongest Republicans in rejecting the proposal is Representative Jim Jordan (Ohio), the highest-ranking member of his party on the committee, who considered that these legislative changes would not serve.
“We need to take seriously understanding why this keeps happening. Democrats are always obsessed with curtailing the rights of law-abiding citizens instead of trying to understand why this evil happens,” Jordan said. “Until we find out why, we will always mourn the losses.”
Jordan also accused the Democrats of wanting to “drastically” change the country, referring to the Second Amendment, although it did not is under debate, but more regulation on what type of weapons and to whom they would be sold.
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell (California) responded to his Republican colleague that, in effect, “drastically change the country”, but to avoid more shootings.
“If you say we are trying to ‘drastically change the country,’ if we try to make sure no more children are buried in a Superman coffin, it means ‘drastically change the country. ‘, guilty. That is why we are here,” she expressed. “Who is it here for? By the children or the assassins?”
Swalwell is referring to the custom caskets made by Trey Ganem, owner of SoulShine Industries, for the 19 dead children in Uvalde, including images of Superman, princesses and other cartoon characters.
Even if the House approves the reform, the Senate requires at least 10 Republicans to approve the project.