Are Democrats Done With Gun Control For Time Being?

By Tom Knighton

Last week, House Democrats steamrolled two pieces of gun control legislation–one requiring universal background checks and one extending the amount of time gun dealers are required to wait to hear back on background checks–through their chamber. While there were some GOP wins in the process, let’s not read too much into that. The Democrats are definitely willing to try and push gun control.

After all, they passed two bills over two days, right? It’s enough to make anyone wonder what’s next.

Then again, it looks like there might not be all that much left to come.

House Democrats took a victory lap this week as their new majority passed two priority gun control measures that the previous Republican majority had blocked for years, but they appear to be in no rush to pass more.

“Yes, not immediately, but this session,” Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler told Roll Call on Thursday when asked if his panel would be marking up more legislation designed to prevent gun violence. Not immediately, the New York Democrat said, is likely “after June sometime.”

Nadler’s remarks came after the House on Thursday passed, 228-198, legislation that …Read the Rest

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