Parliament Votes To Set 21 Year Olds To Buy Semi Automatic Weapons In Response To A Series Of Shootings

The White House praised lawmakers after they voted Wednesday to set a minimum age for the purchase of semi-automatic weapons at 21 in response to a series of high-profile shootings. In a late-night tweet, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed her gratitude, writing: “We thank @SpeakerPelosi and the House for passing bipartisan legislation to strengthen arms and child protection legislation. Soon, the House will do more to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. We continue to work hard and with both sides to save lives and defend families “. The legislation passed with 223-204, mainly according to the party lines. It has little chance of clearing the Senate as it continues negotiations focusing on improving mental health programs, boosting school safety and strengthening history checks.
The bill will also prohibit the sale of loaded ammunition with a capacity of more than 15 rounds. The vote comes after a House committee heard testimony from recent shooting victims and family members, including 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, who was covered in the blood of a dead classmate to avoid being shot at Uvalde Primary School last month. BUFFALO, UVALDE MASS REVOLUTIONS TO WITNESS AT CAPITOL HILL A banner is hung at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School on Friday, June 3rd. (AP / Eric Gay) The House bill combines a variety of proposals introduced by Democrats before the recent Buffalo and Ovalde shootings. The suspects in the Uvalde shooting, elementary school and Buffalo supermarket were both just 18 years old, authorities said, when they bought the semi-automatic weapons used in the attacks. The House bill also includes incentives designed to increase the use of safe weapons storage devices and creates penalties for violating safe storage requirements, providing for a fine and up to five years in prison if a weapon is not stored properly and then used by a minor. injure or kill themselves or another person. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION It is also based on the Biden government’s executive action banning “bump-stock” rapid-action devices and “ghost weapons” assembled without serial numbers. The Associated Press contributed to this report.