Republicans criticize gun control bill by US House Democrats after Texas school shooting | FULL

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday objected to a Democratic attempt to advance new limits on gun purchases following last week's massacre at a Texas elementary school and another mass shooting in a New York state supermarket.

The House Judiciary Committee met in an "emergency" session in the midst of a week-long Memorial Day recess as funerals were underway in Uvalde, Texas, for some of the 19 children and two teachers gunned down by an 18-year-old with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle.

Democrats, who narrowly control the House, intend to put their 41-page "Protecting Our Kids Act" to a vote by the full chamber next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

President Joe Biden's party holds enough votes to pass the bill in the House, but it faces slim chances in the 50-50 Senate, where 60 votes are required to advance most legislation. Republicans in Congress strongly advocate for gun rights.

"It's regretful that Democrats have rushed to a markup today in what seems like political theater," said the top Republican on the panel, Representative Jim Jordan. "Our hearts go out to the Uvalde community."

Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to craft a narrow bill, which might focus on boosting school security and possibly enacting a "red flag" law that would allow authorities to seize guns bought by people suffering from mental illness. Previous such efforts have fallen flat.

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