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    A Familiar, Partisan Response In Congress To Las Vegas Massacre

    Another mass shooting in America is reviving a well-worn debate over the nation's gun laws. The Republican majorities in Congress have been trying to ease gun restrictions.
    by Susan Davis Oct 02, 2017 3 minutes
    The Peace Monument stands in front of the U.S. Capitol where an American flag flies at half-staff following a mass shooting in Las Vegas late Sunday that killed over 50 people. / Mark Wilson / Getty Images

    A horrific shooting in Las Vegas is prompting fresh calls from Democrats on Capitol Hill to pass stricter gun laws, but the Republican majority has made clear that cracking down on gun rights is not on the agenda.

    Congress has not made a concerted effort to pass gun legislation since 2013, when the Senate tried and failed to overcome GOP opposition to expand background checks for gun purchases. The legislative push by Democrats was in response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut that left 20

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