Key moments from Wednesday's emotional hearing on gun violence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "No civilian needs an assault rifle and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war.
57% : House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, called for stricter gun control at the outset of the hearing.
49% : Entrenched partisan divide persists in gun debate Evidence of the entrenched partisan divide in the debate over gun policy was on full display during the hearing as Democrats urged stronger gun control, while Republicans pushed back on restrictions.
47% : Maloney later said in response, "I support the Second Amendment.
46% : In an impassioned message to lawmakers, she said, "If after hearing from me and the other people testifying here today does not move you to act on gun laws, I invite you to my home to help me clean Zaire's wounds so that you may see up close the damage that has been caused to my son and to my community."
43% : "Lawmakers who continuously allow these mass shootings to continue by not passing stricter gun laws should be voted out," she said in her testimony.
42% : A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators are attempting to reach a deal to respond to the tragedies, but it remains to be seen whether Congress will pass any legislation given the highly polarized political environment and widespread Republican opposition to stricter gun control.
40% : Family members of shooting victims make plea for gun control Several family members of gun violence victims testified during the hearing and called for action on gun control in a direct appeal to lawmakers.
37% : I don't support lax gun laws that allow guns to get into the hands of criminals and unstable people."
29% : Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the top Republican on the committee, said during the hearing, "knee-jerk reactions to impose gun control policies that seek to curtail our constitutional right to bear arms are not the answer."

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