In wake of Las Vegas shootings, no plans to bring gun silencer bill to House floor, Ryan says

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16. Jeff Duncan, Repug really is stupid..................

..............................But Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), the bill’s sponsor, said in an interview Monday that the silencer provision would have had little bearing on the massacre in Nevada — pointing to media reports that the shooter may have had more than a dozen firearms, some of which may have been illegal.

“He’s already breaking the law shooting an automatic weapon that wasn’t registered, so what’s going to stop him, had he chosen to shoot a suppressed weapon, to do that?” Duncan said. “The thing is, and the thing he probably realized is, it doesn’t make any difference — it’s still loud.”

[Here’s how frustrated Democrats have responded to Las Vegas]

Democrats on Tuesday attacked GOP leaders for rebuffing various attempts to debate policies to combat gun violence. They blamed Ryan for refusing to allow votes on a universal background check bill and blocking requests for hearings on the issue.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked Ryan on Monday to launch a bipartisan special committee on gun violence, but Democrats said Ryan turned down the request. They also said he rejected a proposal from Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) for a show of unity and action to curb acts of gun violence..............................................

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