A collection of sweeping gun-control bills will be voted on next week in response to a series of horrifying mass shootings in the U.S. that have left dozens dead.
While several bills are expected to clear the Democratic House, Pelosi acknowledged in her Dear Colleague letter the slim chance many pieces of that legislation have in the Senate
She wrote that saving our children can be a unifying mission. The survival of our children is more important than the survival of congress members.
The chairman of the Judiciary Committee is leading the gun-control legislation in the House. An omnibus bill, a mix of various gun bills known as the Protecting Our Children Act, is being rushed to be passed by the legislature.
The collection of bills would raise the purchasing age for semiautomatic weapons from 18 to 21 years old, outlaw high-capacity magazines, and impose stronger gun storage requirements to protect children from accidental shooting.
The legislation will move from the Judiciary Committee to the House floor where Pelosi and other Democrats will likely pass it and send it to the Senate.
Many of the House reforms are opposed by Senate Republicans who have the power to block legislation from moving forward. Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, need to convince about 10 Republicans to sign on to any gun-safety policy if it is to have any chance of passing.
Instead of the sweeping actions proposed by the House legislation, talks between Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and a few moderate Republicans focused on bulked up background checks and red flags laws.
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