“They are disturbed, upset, troubled, but not willing to change where they are. Usually I want to be more optimistic. But, like, I don’t think it’ll change anything… I don’t see any hope today for getting 10 Republican senators to join us in further restrictions on military-style weapons.”
— Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), quoted by Politico, on the prospects for gun reform legislation.
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