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The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Friday it will cut short its summer recess and meet on Sept. 4 to consider new gun control legislation in response to back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
The panel will prepare a series of bills for consideration by the full House of Representatives including a high-capacity magazine ban, a measure to prevent people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing firearms and a red flag bill to deny guns to those deemed to be a danger to themselves and others.
Lawmakers will also hold a Sept. 25 hearing on military-style assault weapons.
The full House and Senate are both on recess and scheduled to reconvene on Sept. 9.
Democrats Returning to Washington Early for Major Gun Control Push
The panel will prepare a series of bills for consideration by the full House of Representatives including a high-capacity magazine ban, a measure to prevent people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing firearms and a red flag bill to deny guns to those deemed to be a danger to themselves and others.
Lawmakers will also hold a Sept. 25 hearing on military-style assault weapons.
The full House and Senate are both on recess and scheduled to reconvene on Sept. 9.
Democrats Returning to Washington Early for Major Gun Control Push