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States divided along partisan lines in response to shootings

By RACHEL LA CORTE and That's because they are
ANDREW DEMILLO either controlled politically
Associated Press by Republicans who op-
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — pose gun restrictions or are
Washington Gov. Jay In- politically divided, leading
slee was quick to react to to stalemate.
this week's carnage at a “Here I am in a position
Texas elementary school, where I can do something,
sending a tweet listing the I can introduce legislation,
gun control measures the and yet to know that it al-
Democratic-controlled most certainly is not going
state has taken. He finished to go anywhere is a feeling
with: "Your turn Congress." of helplessness,” said state
But gun control measures Sen. Greg Leding, a Demo-
are likely going nowhere crat in the GOP-controlled
in Congress, and they also Arkansas Legislature. He
have become increasingly has pushed unsuccessfully
scarce in most states. Aside for red flag laws that would
from several Democratic- allow authorities to remove
controlled states, the ma- firearms from those deter-
jority have taken no action mined to be a danger to
on gun control in recent themselves or others. In this image from Senate Television, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, speak
years or have moved ag- on the Senate floor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Capitol in Washington.
gressively to expand gun Continued on next page Associated Press
rights.