Sentences with phrase «congress passes gun control legislation»

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After an NYPD officer was shot and killed by a suspect with a gun illegally transported into the state, Bratton went off on a tirade about Congress when asked to identify a piece of gun control legislation he believed could pass the Republican - led congress.

Shortly after, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Mike Thompson called on congress to create a committee on gun violence, allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence and pass expanded background check legislation.