Carry a concealed gun in Times Square? House Republicans say bring it on

Despite calls for gun control in the wake of some of the deadliest mass shootings in modern American history, congressional Republicans are heading in the other direction – advancing the NRA’s “No1 legislative priority”, a bill one law enforcement leader says could allow tourists in New York City to wear concealed weapons as they wander around Times Square. Gun control advocates and Democrats assailed the legislation – which would gut local gun restrictions, allowing Americans to freely carry their concealed handguns across state lines – as dangerous and “absurd”.

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