Florida Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo called on Speaker Paul Ryan to authorize the chamber to immediately start considering gun safety legislation, because President Donald Trump showed already support for such measures.
Curbelo said in a tweet that Ryan “should immediately allow the House to consider common sense gun safety proposals”, which are advocated by the Florida Republican, as well as raising the purchasing age of long guns to 21 and banning bump stocks, among other items.
Curbelo’s statement comes as result of the deadly shooting that took place at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead and more than a dozen others wounded.
The latest school shooting reignited the unending national debate over gun control laws and also put pressure on politicians much more than any previous similar incident.
During an interview with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Curbelo also asked for the House to hold debates on “reasonable, common-sense gun safety laws that “protect rights for responsible citizens, people who are responsible gun owners, but will prevent those who want to do harm to innocent people from obtaining these weapons.”
The Hill reported that Curbelo introduced a bill last fall aimed at banning “bump stocks” – devices used to modify semi-automatic rifles to shoot more rapidly. That proposal came after a gunman used such a device to carry out a deadly attack on a Las Vegas music festival.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump showed positive attitude this week toward new gun laws.
Trump stated Tuesday that he has allready directed the Justice Department to suggest regulations banning bump stocks, while on Thursday he also stated that he “will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health.”
Trump also suggested that the age for purchasing guns be raised to 21.
At the moment under federal law, the minimum required age to purchase long guns including rifles like AR-15s and shotguns from a licensed dealer is 18, however there’s no minimum age when purchasing from an unlicensed dealer.
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