Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the "Protecting Our Kids Act" with no help from Republicans as 202 of them voted "NO" to protect kids from gun violence and being murdered in their school. Only 5 Republicans felt it was important to protect kids.
Right wing Republicans are banning abortion to protect an unborn fetus, but once that fetus is born and becomes a child, right wing Republicans couldn't care less about the living and breathing human child.
If a politician can't vote "Yes" to protect a child, then they have no business being in office as a Representative. Even after learning from the doctor who attended to the children murdered in Uvalde being decapitated and mutilated beyond recognition, House Republicans still voted "NO" to prevent another Uvalde school massacre from happening.
Now this bill will head to the Senate where it will be blocked by Mitch McConnell and the Republicans. That's why if you want any meaningful legislation passed, you need to vote blue and kick these obstructionist Republicans out of office who are blocking every single bill that the overwhelming majority of Americans want. With Republicans out of the Senate in a clear minority, it will give Democrats a clear Senate majority to pass legislation the American people demand.
Here is the final House vote where Republicans once again voted AGAINST the safety of children. These monsters are NOT "Pro Life", they are a pro death cult.
House passes sweeping gun package, the Protecting Our Kids Act, in largely party-line voteThe House passed a sweeping gun package on Wednesday in response to last month’s mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas, which killed more than 30 people and reignited the push for firearm legislation on Capitol Hill.
The package, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids Act, passed in a 223-204 vote. One Republican did not vote.
Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Kurt Schrader (Ore.), bucked the party in opposing the measure. Five Republicans — Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.) and Fred Upton (Mich.) — supported it.
The legislation consists of seven separate provisions aimed at addressing gun violence in America. The House voted on the individual provisions separately, all of which cleared the chamber in mainly party-line votes. The overall package, however, is the only legislation that will be sent to the Senate for consideration, where it faces GOP opposition.
The House package would raise the minimum age for buying a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21, prohibit civilian use of ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds, and enact new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and straw purchases of firearms — when an individual who is unable to pass a background check buys a gun through a proxy.
It also seeks to require that ghost guns — firearms that are untraceable and do not have serial number — undergo background checks and receive serial numbers, impose a ban on bump stocks for civilians, and bolster storage of guns in homes where minors may have access to the firearm.
Additionally, the package compels the attorney general to submit a report to congressional committees on the individuals who were deemed ineligible to purchase a firearm by a background check.
Passage of the legislation comes just over two weeks after a shooter opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, killing 19 students and two adults. Ten days before that, a gunman fatally shot 10 Black individuals at a grocery store in Buffalo.
"America is in the midst of a shocking gun violence epidemic that should shock the conscience of everyone and has devastated children, families and communities. We must address it with the fierce urgency of now,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on the House floor during debate of the package on Wednesday.
“It is not okay that mass murder has become a way of life in the United States of America. That is why we must pass comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation, address this epidemic decisively and allow America to be the best version of itself,” he added.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on her colleagues to support the measure — making a particular plea to Republicans, without addressing them by name.
“To those who a moment of silence is good enough because you don’t have the courage to take a vote to protect the children, I would say your political survival is totally insignificant to the survival of, or compared to the survival of our children,” she said.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/house-passes-sweeping-gun-package-in-largely-party-line-vote/
