School boards. Local states. As a parent myself and as a citizen, i think its a good idea but as speaker of the house i think we need to respect federalism and local jurisdictions. The House Republican whip a victim of gun violence himself spoke about the failures in florida. I wouldnt be here right now if it wasnt for Law Enforcement confronting the shooter in my case. And its really disappointing that ultimately somebody didnt go into that school that was there and armed to protect those kids. The Senate Democratic leader continued his call for keeping weapons out of hands of those who should not have them. Its outrageous that so many guns are sold with no background check whatsoever. Whether you are a felon, an adjudicated mentally ill, spousal abuser, outrageous. We should close those loopholes. Other democrats say they are hopeful that President Trump will be able to convince members of his own party that action is needed on guns, Mental Health, and protecting our schools. Today a