© 2024 KGOU
Photo of Lake Murray State Park showing Tucker Tower and the marina in the background
News and Music for Oklahoma
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Gun legislation is in the works after decades of little progress

WAMU 88.5 | By June Leffler, Amanda Williams
Published June 15, 2022 at 7:22 AM CDT
Rep. Jake Auchincloss speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation on safe gun storage with (L-R) Bella D’Alacio of March For Our Lives, Brady Vice President of Policy Christian Heyne and Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) outside the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation on safe gun storage with (L-R) Bella D’Alacio of March For Our Lives, Brady Vice President of Policy Christian Heyne and Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) outside the U.S. Capitol.

Thousands of people marched on Washington D.C. this weekend to speak out against gun violence. And Congress might be listening this time.

A bipartisan group of senators said they’d reached a deal on new gun safety measures after the House approved new gun legislation along party lines last week. 

After years of stalled talks, will Congress come together on guns?

Copyright 2022 WAMU 88.5
June Leffler, Amanda Williams
More News
Support nonprofit, public service journalism you trust. Give now.