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Calls for Gun Control Growing Louder

April Ryan
August 15, 2019

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., center, accompanied by Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., left, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., second from left, Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., fourth from left, and others, speaks at a news conference calling for Senate action on H.R. 8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress has passed HR8, which closes gun show and online loopholes for purchasing weapons. The Republican-controlled Senate is not expected to pass the bill. The NRA leads the way and wants no restrictions on access to guns.

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