The consensus

«61% support a #ban on #AssaultRifles & semi-automatic weapons.
77% support requiring a 30-day #WaitingPeriod 4 all gun purchases.
80% support allowing police 2 take guns from those considered a danger 2 themselves or others.
80% support requiring #MentalHealthChecks on gun buyers.
81% support raising the #LegalAge 2 buy a gun to 21.
81% support improving #enforcement of existing gun laws.
87% support requiring #CriminalBackgroundChecks on all gun buyers.»

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gun-policy-republicans-ignore-americans-consensus-views-rcna82220

On gun policy, Republicans ignore Americans’ consensus views

As much as Americans disagree on seemingly everything, there’s a striking consensus on addressing gun violence. So why are Republicans ignoring the data?

MSNBC

1 #bill would bar the transfer of a #gun for 3 years to someone who has been convicted of a #misdemeanor if they used, carried or possessed a gun during the #crime….

Another bill would require a 1-wk #WaitingPeriod before a #buyer can receive a #gun.

A 3rd bill, reintroduced w/US Sen Ed Markey (D-MA), would appropriate $250M for #GunViolencePrevention research at the #CDC during the next 5 yrs.

#GunSense #GunLegislation #SchoolShooting #GunControl #EndGunViolence #EnoughIsEnough