House Passes Sweeping Gun Control Bill, ‘Protecting Our Kids Act’
The House passed the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of eight gun control measures, on in response to mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead last month. The legislation passed 223-204, with few lawmakers breaking with their parties. Five Republicans voted in favor, while two Democrats were unable to support everything in the package. The eight bills included in the “Protecting Our Kids Act” include increasing the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, bolstering regulations for bump stocks and ghost guns and establishing a buyback...