pa href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/congress-vote-trump-nra-backed-141042499.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/BwpVcOLbLvZ9aIPmaHPRdg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_guardian_765/2f3cfb97fa00e20fcb1e20ed6fecd839" width="130" height="86" alt="House passes apos;unthinkableapos; NRA-backed bill lifting local gun restrictions" align="left" title="House passes apos;unthinkableapos; NRA-backed bill lifting local gun restrictions" border="0" /aOn the day of an annual vigil in Washington DC that honors the victims of American gun violence, congressional Republicans passed a Trump-endorsed bill that would eviscerate local gun restrictions, removing states’ power to control who is allowed to carry a concealed, loaded handgun in their streets. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a margin of 231-197. Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived being shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting, called the vote “unthinkable”.pbr clear="all"
