Uvalde House hearing features emotional testimony and tense partisan exchanges

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Opponents say other school safety measures and mental health resources should be prioritized instead of firearm restrictions they argue would limit gun rights for law-abiding citizens.
50% :Bipartisan negotiations on gun legislation continue in the Senate, where some Republicans have indicated they would support incentivizing states to pass red flag laws or enhance background checks.
44% : "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 to clean Zaire's wounds so that you may see up close the damage that has been caused to my son and my community," she said.
42% : UVALDE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AS IT HAPPENED"Our Second Amendment is an important tool in securing our individual rights to self-defense," Comer continued.
40% : "Knee-jerk reactions to impose gun control policies that seek to curtail our constitutional right to bear arms are not the answer."
37% : He argued that due to what he called permissive gun laws, "it is high noon in America.""Time for every one of us to decide where we stand on the issue of gun violence," Adams said.

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