Two weeks after she said she didn't think stronger background checks on gun purchases would be accepted in the state of Wyoming, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) revealed that her voters have surprised her.
Since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, her office has received an increase in calls from Wyoming residents who want something to be done to prevent future massacres. She said she was surprised at how receptive Wyoming callers seem to be to addressing guns in some way.
Lummis was a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus. She has boasted of her "lifetime A-plus rating" from the National Rifle Association, and while she is "of the opinion that it's more of a mental health issue than a gun issue," she told CNN.
Most of the calls have weighed in, not with particular solutions that they support, but with a willingness to be open to suggestions. Wyoming has the highest suicide rate in the nation and they are worried about that. The state's gun culture is pro-hunting and deeply ingrained in our social fabric, but Lummis is considering voting for a package that would make it so juvenile criminal records are included in gun background checks.
She said that she would be interested in looking at that. The clock is set back to zero when a juvenile turns 18. I think that is worth looking into. Lummis told CNN that it is too soon to tell if she will vote for any package that makes it to the Senate floor.
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