Virginia Democrats are lauding the president’s new gun control proposal but they know it’s nearly impossible to get it through Congress.
Within minutes of President Obama unveiling his new gun-control proposal, many Republicans rejected the plan in its entirety. Virginia Democratic Congressman Jim Moran says the president needs to borrow a page from his own reelection campaign.
“You go back to the grassroots. You work from the bottom up, the people within individual congressional districts.”
Virginia Democrat Bobby Scott supports the president’s new measure but says the debate needs to be broadened to address tragedies that often don’t make headlines.
“Specifically we also have to make recommendations to address violence generally and that must be done with a comprehensive approach.”
Both sides of the gun debate are deploying lobbyists on Capitol Hill, and most aren’t expecting this Congress to make any drastic changes to the nation’s gun laws.
— Matt Laslo
Virginia Public Radio 