Rep. James Comer: ‘We Already Have Many Gun Laws on the Books’

‘Passing bills doesn’t solve the problem, I think there’s overwhelming support to increase funding for mental health and social services to better identify the troubled people before they commit crimes’

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COMER: "I mean, we already have many gun laws on the books. If passing a bill would simply end gun violence, then I think you would have overwhelming support in Congress for that. That's like saying Congress could pass a bill that reduced inflation that didn't reduce inflation. So you know, passing bills doesn't solve the problems. We have, as Governor Youngkin said, a mental health crisis in America, and I think there's overwhelming bipartisan support to fund better mental health programs and try to increase communication between law enforcement agencies and social services groups to try to better identify these troubled people before they commit crimes."

 

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