House Republicans on Tuesday took up legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The contrasting action and inaction — on abortion and gun control — spotlighted the stark politics of “life” in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the third-ranking House Republican nearly killed by a gunman in June, reappeared Tuesday at a House Republican leadership news conference. He said nothing about gun legislation. As somebody said — get small.”Some gun safety advocates acknowledged that expanding background checks would not have prevented the massacre in Las Vegas.

Source: New York Times October 03, 2017 16:17 UTC