House GOP Leaders To Whip Against Gun Reform Bill

NBC News reports:

House GOP leaders said Wednesday they will formally whip against the bipartisan legislative package to combat gun violence, and request that their members vote no if it passes the Senate.

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., conveyed their opposition to the measure, negotiated in the Senate, during a closed-door meeting with their GOP colleagues on Capitol Hill.

The legislation could pass with only Democratic votes in the House, though it will likely receive support from a number of moderate Republicans. One GOP lawmaker, for example, predicted that 10 to 15 House Republicans will defect and vote in favor of the bill, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

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Because they fear the Orange Menace.

House GOP leaders said they will formally whip against the bipartisan legislative package to combat gun violence, and request that their members vote no if it passes the Senate. https://t.co/kkYRhdrQkL

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 22, 2022

Meanwhile, Trump weighs in.

Says Democrats, with McConnell and “RINO Senator John Cornyn of Texas” are taking the “first step in the movement to TAKE YOUR GUNS AWAY.”

“Republicans, be careful what you wish for!!!” https://t.co/GQyHoeQNPp pic.twitter.com/vldwSofEqo

— aaron navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) June 22, 2022