Question-of-the-Day-3.24
Should a mental evaluation be required before a gun purchase?
As more details come through of the King Soopers grocery store shooting in Boulder, Colorado and the suspect whose name has been revealed, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, there are calls for stricter gun control.
This attack comes just one week after the Atlanta shooting where a suspect entered three Atlanta-based spas and killed eight people.
President Biden calls for Congress to act on gun laws. Biden states in a tweet “This is not a partisan issue – it’s an American issue that will save lives.”
We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
We can close loopholes in our gun background check system.
This is not a partisan issue — it’s an American issue that will save lives. Congress needs to act.
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 23, 2021
New York Senator Chuck Schumer states in a tweet “this Senate will address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on several commonsense proposals to help stop gun violence.
This Senate will address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 23, 2021