Michael Bennet is calling on McConnell to act on gun legislation after a deadly shooting in Virginia Beach
Following a deadly shooting in Virginia Beach, Sen. Michael Bennet renewed calls for national background checks — but expressed doubt Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would allow such legislation to go anywhere in the Senate.
Bennet — who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 — mentioned that after the 1999 shootings in Columbine High School, his home state passed legislation to close loopholes that allowed criminals to purchase guns. He added that there were no legal barriers for the gunman in Virginia to acquire the weapons he used.
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