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Political hurdles loom for Dems and gun safety legislation

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized the student-led movement, “March For Our Lives" and a dialogue on gun-safety. But federal political efforts for reform stalled. Today, President Biden called on Congress to “enact commonsense gun law reforms." Jennifer Mascia, news writer for the Trace, a non-profit newsroom focusing on gun violence, joins.

Political hurdles loom for Dems and gun safety legislation

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