House set to pass gun control legislation as Senate talks continue

by AUSTIN DENEAN | The National Desk

Wed, June 8th 2022, 7:27 PM UTC

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks in support of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., speaks as the House Judiciary Committee holds an emergency meeting to advance a series of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a gun control advocate, waits to speak to activists demanding action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks in support of Democratic gun control measures, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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