The House Judiciary Committee will meet in an emergency session to mark up a gun control bill that would impose heavy new federal restrictions and limits on firearms.
The push for the legislation comes in the wake of a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead.
House Judiciary Democrats announced the hearing in a May 31 Twitter post.
“On Thursday, June 2, at 10 AM EDT, @HouseJudiciary will markup H.R. 7910, the ‘Protecting Our Kids Act’ which consists of commonsense strategies that together will reduce the gun violence plaguing our nation,” the post read.
H.R. 7910 is a wide-reaching gun control package but is unlikely to pass the Senate….