Amy Goodman
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"Our Nation is Under Attack": Lawmakers Push Laws to End "Scourge of Gun Violence on Our Streets"
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8:13Now PlayingOn Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered at a church in Orlando, Florida, to mourn the 49 victims of Sunday’s attack on an LGBT nightclub, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Following the massacre, President Obama called for the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban and measures to prevent suspected terrorists from obtaining guns. One of the two guns used by Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was an AR15 semiautomatic assault rifle, the same style used in the massacres in San Bernardino, California; Aurora, Colorado; and Newtown, Connecticut. On Tuesday, Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee signed a letter pushing legislation to reinstate a lapsed ban on automatic assault weapons. The lawmakers wrote, "Make no mistake about itour nation is under attack. We are under attack by the scourge of gun violenceon our streets and in our homes, on a daily basis." We speak to one of the signatories of the letter, Rep. Hank Johnson (DGA).
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