Washington: Parents of victims and survivors of mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde a. will appear before House committee next week in an effort to bring home the devastation of America’s gun violence epidemic.
Carolyn Maloney, D.Y., chair of the oversight committee, said Friday’s hearing will examine the humanitarian impact of gun violence and the urgency for lawmakers to enact gun control laws.
“It is my hope that all my colleagues will listen with an open heart as gun violence survivors and loved ones remember one of the darkest days of their lives,” Maloney said in a statement. “This hearing is ultimately about saving lives, and I hope it inspires my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass legislation.”
The panel for Wednesday’s hearing will include testimony from the mother of a 20-year-old man who was shot last month in a racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, as well as the parents of a 10-year-old child. will also be involved. 12 days later the girl was shot and killed at her elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
The panel will also hear from fourth-grader Mia Cerillo, who covered herself in the blood of her dead classmate and played dead to escape the devastation of the shooting at Uvalde. The committee said the testimony would be either in person or virtually.
Days after the hearing was announced, the Inspection Committee recently launched an investigation into five major manufacturers of semi-automatic weapons used in both shootings. The committee, controlled by the Democratic majority, is no stranger to investigating gun violence in America. But the recent spate of killings has reached boiling point on Capitol Hill and across the country.
It also comes a day after the President Joe Biden issued its strongest appeal yet Congress To act on guns as bipartisan talks between a core group of senators intensify.
in private discussion managing committeeWhich is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, not expected to produce the type of sweeping reforms being considered by the Democratic-led House, which approved detailed background check legislation and strikes back next. weapons would be banned.
A House package debated Thursday, and approved by a committee, 25-19 is less comprehensive, but includes a provision to raise the age required to purchase semi-automatic firearms to 21. It still faces low prospects in the Senate.
Carolyn Maloney, D.Y., chair of the oversight committee, said Friday’s hearing will examine the humanitarian impact of gun violence and the urgency for lawmakers to enact gun control laws.
“It is my hope that all my colleagues will listen with an open heart as gun violence survivors and loved ones remember one of the darkest days of their lives,” Maloney said in a statement. “This hearing is ultimately about saving lives, and I hope it inspires my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass legislation.”
The panel for Wednesday’s hearing will include testimony from the mother of a 20-year-old man who was shot last month in a racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, as well as the parents of a 10-year-old child. will also be involved. 12 days later the girl was shot and killed at her elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
The panel will also hear from fourth-grader Mia Cerillo, who covered herself in the blood of her dead classmate and played dead to escape the devastation of the shooting at Uvalde. The committee said the testimony would be either in person or virtually.
Days after the hearing was announced, the Inspection Committee recently launched an investigation into five major manufacturers of semi-automatic weapons used in both shootings. The committee, controlled by the Democratic majority, is no stranger to investigating gun violence in America. But the recent spate of killings has reached boiling point on Capitol Hill and across the country.
It also comes a day after the President Joe Biden issued its strongest appeal yet Congress To act on guns as bipartisan talks between a core group of senators intensify.
in private discussion managing committeeWhich is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, not expected to produce the type of sweeping reforms being considered by the Democratic-led House, which approved detailed background check legislation and strikes back next. weapons would be banned.
A House package debated Thursday, and approved by a committee, 25-19 is less comprehensive, but includes a provision to raise the age required to purchase semi-automatic firearms to 21. It still faces low prospects in the Senate.