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which will close the so-called charleston loophole that allowed dylann roof to buy a gun, a gun he used to kill nine people. a background check was passed in hr-8. it was the first piece of gun control legislation passed in the house in 25 years. congresswoman lucy mcbath was one of hr-8 s cosponsors. listen to this. after my son s death i dedicated my entire life to advocating for common sense gun safety solutions. hr-8 will ensure that mothers and fathers have one less reason to worry. it will give students one less thing to fear when they walk into a school. most importantly, it will make our communities and our nation a safer place to live and every human being in america deserves such. congresswoman mcbath joins us now. thank you so much. thank you for having me.
which will close the so-called charleston loophole that allowed dylann roof to buy a gun, a gun he used to kill nine people. a background check was passed in hr-8. it was the first piece of gun control legislation passed in the house in 25 years. congresswoman lucy mcbath was one of hr-8 s cosponsors. listen to this. after my son s death i dedicated my entire life to advocating for common sense gun safety solutions. hr-8 will ensure that mothers and fathers have one less reason to worry. it will give students one less thing to fear when they walk into a school. most importantly, it will make our communities and our nation a safer place to live and every human being in america deserves such. congresswoman mcbath joins us
through the track. john. this week, congress is expected to take up the first stand alone gun reform bill in almost two decades. hr 8, known as the bipartisan background checks act from unlicensed sellers, closing a gaping loophole. this is about as closest as you get in american politics. the quinnipiac poll a year ago showed 97% support for this. 98% of democrats and 98% of independents and republicans. but it was taken after the school massacre. support tends to spike after the attacks. the percentage of those saying guns is the most important issue tends to fade after. the gun lobby knows it and bet on it. it will probably pass the house and likely get stopped by the republican controlled senate. look at the mass shootings in
life was saved, by the way, by the capital police who had had background checks and training, which is what hr-8, the bill that lucy mcbath and others are lifting up is all about. let s talk about hr 8. it is a bill to do with background checks. this is part of guns in this country on which there is massive agreement. most people, somewhere upward of 85, 90% of people agree we can strengthen background checks. this isn t complicated. it s not complicated. what it says is that we should whether you buy a gun at a store or through a private purchase or at a gun show, that you undergo a basic background check so that the authorities can determine whether or not you have the right to purchase that gun. perhaps there is a red flag. as a former domestic violence prosecutor, i saw those all the time. a domestic violence conviction, a restraining order against a loved one. obviously you wouldn t want to run afoul of the ex-con statutes