Democrats push for gun reform despite Republican resistance.
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House Democrats are introducing three separate discharge petitions to force a vote on gun control measures, including an assault weapons ban and increased background checks for gun purchases. The bills passed a Democratic House majority last term but languished in an evenly split Senate. Democrats would need five Republicans to sign onto any of the petitions to force a vote on the House floor. The renewed push coincides with June being Gun Violence Awareness Month and follows two mass shootings that occurred one year apart in 2015 and 2016.
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