The shooting that left 21 dead at a Texas school on Tuesday brought back attention to the issue of gun control in the United States. A Canadian expert believes “Washington has been blocked by partisanship”.
Tuesday, a young gunman killed 21including 19 students, at an elementary school in Texas, before being shot by police.
” President Biden has already passed laws restricting access to guns through the House of Representatives, but all of that is stuck in Congress. He needs to get 60 out of 100 votes to pass his bills and unfortunately for him, Republicans systematically block these types of bills. “
In an interview with No two mornings are the sameFrancis Langlois recalled approximately 40% of sales so far have not been verified.
Although, according to him, on the whole, the population is motivated to further tighten gun control, he added the gun lobby is not that rich, but it is very effective.
Moreover, the annual meeting of National Rifle Association (NRA), the main American firearms lobby, is scheduled to take place this Friday in Houston, Texas.
The NRA reaches out to the right of local organizations, small groups who accuse it of being allies of the state, or of corruption., emphasizes Francis Langlois. The outcome: it was discredited against part of the base, so it threatened to go further towards, again, deregulation.
Source: Radio-Canada
