| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Gun debate to shape 2020 races | Lawmakers return to Washington next week with both sides vowing a robust debate on gun reform following a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and another in Ohio.
But the discussion promised by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is a far cry from assured action, and the GOP leader’s long history opposing tougher firearms laws has left many Democrats skeptical that any meaningful reforms will move through the Republican-controlled Senate.
In either case, experts say, the outcome could have far-reaching effects on the 2020 elections, as liberal gun control advocates warn of a voter backlash if Congress sits idle, and conservative gun-rights proponents caution against any new restrictions on the Second Amendment. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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