Meeting on gun control, Republican congressman raised his gun to praise the ability to protect

Rep. Greg Steube holds up a handgun while speaking online at a House Judiciary Committee meeting on the “Children Protection Bill” about increasing the age limit for buying certain types of firearms, and storing guns safely. … on June 2 – Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters news agency, the US House Judiciary Committee held an emergency session after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas last week.

At the meeting, Republican Representative Greg Steube, who attended the meeting from his home in Florida, argued that the new law would lead to a ban on handguns. This congressman showed four pistols in turn to the committee to see and said that it was a necessary tool for him to protect himself and his family.

“This is the gun I carry with me every day to protect myself, my wife, my family and my home,” Mr Steube said.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said: “God bless this gun that doesn’t fire.”

But Mr. Steube retorted: “I’m at my house. I can do whatever I want with my gun.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats want the “Children Protection Bill” to be voted on next week.

Democrats are the party with the majority in the House of Representatives. The Child Protection Bill introduces a number of measures such as raising the legal age to buy certain firearms from 18 to 21 years old, restricting the sale of firearms and restricting high-capacity firearms.

It is likely that Democrats will have enough votes to pass the bill in the House, but the bill will face a slim chance in the Senate. It takes 60 votes in the Senate to pass, but Republicans in the US Congress are generally very supportive of gun rights.

A bipartisan group of senators is drafting a less ambitious bill that would focus on increasing security in schools and allowing the government to collect firearms purchased by people with mental illness.

Republicans accused Democrats of trampling on the Second Amendment of the US Constitution, which protects the people’s right to keep and bear arms. Democrats argued that the right could not be without limits, and questioned whether American students would be able to live and go to class tomorrow without gun control.

On June 2, President Joe Biden “eagerly” called on Congress to control guns more tightly after a series of mass shootings shook the US in the past few days. He urged lawmakers to pass new gun safety measures, stop selling assault weapons and large magazines, and expand background checks on gun buyers.

Mr. Biden also called on Congress to “enact gun safe-storage laws, and fire hazard warning laws in gun buyers, stripping away the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability.” , addressing the mental health crisis”.