Though he decried a “plague of gun violence” in America on the Senate floor Wednesday, Democratic Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer seemed to suggest there will not be an immediate vote on gun control legislation as the nation reels from the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Instead, he urged voters who care about the gun issue to head to the polls this November and vote for lawmakers who represent their interests.
“A plague, a plague upon this nation, a plague of gun violence that has taken over the country,” Schumer said in a speech denouncing Republicans for opposing legislation passed by the House that would expand background checks for firearm purchases.
“The problem in the Senate is simple: Too many members on the other side of the aisle are disconnected from the suffering of the American people. Too many members on that side care more about the NRA than they do about families who grieve victims of gun violence,” he said.