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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Congress would conduct a "meaningful conversation" about gun laws over the next few weeks to help prevent another tragedy like the one that took the lives of 20 children and 8 adults, including the shooter, in Newtown, Conn., on Friday.
Reid, a pro-gun rights Democrat, said in his remarks on the Senate floor Monday that the reality is "we are not doing enough to protect our citizens."
The remarks are a marked change from those made by Reid in July after a mass shooting inside an Aurora, Colo., movie theater that killed 12 and injured dozens more. Reid then said there was no time to debate the firearms issue in the Senate and was non-committal when asked whether such a debate was possible.
Reid is the third pro-gun rights Democrat to come forward and say gun laws need a review after the Newtown shooting. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Mark Warner of Virginia also said Monday that new laws need to be discussed.
Manchin, a vocal pro-gun advocate who has an A rating from the National Rifle Association, said he would be open to a discussion on restricting assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/17/manchin-gun-regulations-momentum/1774613/
Reid, a pro-gun rights Democrat, said in his remarks on the Senate floor Monday that the reality is "we are not doing enough to protect our citizens."
The remarks are a marked change from those made by Reid in July after a mass shooting inside an Aurora, Colo., movie theater that killed 12 and injured dozens more. Reid then said there was no time to debate the firearms issue in the Senate and was non-committal when asked whether such a debate was possible.
Reid is the third pro-gun rights Democrat to come forward and say gun laws need a review after the Newtown shooting. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Mark Warner of Virginia also said Monday that new laws need to be discussed.
Manchin, a vocal pro-gun advocate who has an A rating from the National Rifle Association, said he would be open to a discussion on restricting assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/17/manchin-gun-regulations-momentum/1774613/