GOP Lawmakers Consider Gun-Control Measure

Gun Control And Gun Rights

Posted on AllSides October 5, 2017

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As President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas following Sunday’s mass shooting, some congressional Republicans said Wednesday they were willing to consider legislation banning a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon.

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