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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Five things Washington DC is mulling on guns – and whether anything will come of it

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In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting massacre, calls are once again being made for the US government to address the issue that has plagued the country now for decades.

But enacting resctions on guns is easier said than done. There is little agreement between the two parties on a solution to the gun violence that seems to define American schools. And Washington remains bitterly divided, not least of all in the Senate where Democrats hold a tenuous 50-50 majority.

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