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ພັກເດໂມແຄຣັດ ບັງຄັບ ໃຫ້ລົງຄະແນນ ກ່ຽວກັບ ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ຂອງການໃຊ້ປືນ


ລັດຖະສະພາ ສະຫະລັດ.
ລັດຖະສະພາ ສະຫະລັດ.

ບັນດາ​ສະມາຊິກສະພາ​ພັກ​ເດໂມ​ແຄຣັດ ທັງໃນ​ສະພາ​ຕໍ່າ ​ແລະ
​ສະພາ​ສູງ ໄດ້​ໃຊ້​ກົນລະຍຸດ​ດ້ານ​ລະບຽບ​ການ ​ໃນ​ວັນ​ອັງຄານ​
ວານ​ນີ້ ​ໃນ​ຄວາມ​ພະຍາຍ​າມເພື່ອໃຫ້ບັນດາ​ຜູ້ນຳ​ພັກຣີພັບບິ​ກັນ
ຮັບ​ພິຈາລະນາ​ຮ່າງ​ກົດໝາຍ ​ເພື່ອຮັບ​ມື​ກັບ ​ເຫດການສັງຫານ
ໝູ່ ທີ່​ເກີ​ດຂື້ນ​ຫວ່າງ​ມໍ່ໆ​ມາ​ນີ້ ຢູ່​ໃນ​ສະຫະລັດ.

ຢູ່​ໃນ​ສະພາ​ຕໍ່າ ພັກ​ເດ​ໂມ​ແຄຣັດທີ່​ກຳສຽງ​ສ່ວນ​ນ້ອຍ ທີ່​ໄດ້​ນຳພາໂດຍ ສະມາ ຊິກ​ສະພາ
ຈາກ​ລັດ California ທ່ານ Mike Thompson ຜູ້​ທີ່​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ນັບ​ແຕ່​ສະພາ​ຕໍ່າ ຈະບໍ່​ພິ
ຈາລະນາຮ່າງ​ກົດໝາຍ ​ເພື່ອ​ປ້ອງ​ກັນ​ການ​ເສຍ​ຊີວິດ​ທີ່​ບໍ່​ມີ​ເຫດຜົນ ຂອງ 30 ຄົນ ​ທີ່​ຖືກ​
ສັງຫານ​ມື້​ນີ້ ​ໂດຍ​ຜູ້​ໃດ​ຜູ້​ໜຶ່ງ​ທີ່​ໃຊ້ປືນ ຂ້າພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ຂໍເຄື່ອນ​ໄຫວ​ໃຫ້ທາງ​ສະພາຢຸດ.”

ບັນດາ​ສະມາຊິກພັກ​ເດ​ໂມ​ແຄຣັດ ​ໄດ້​ສະ​ເໜີ​ມາດ​ຕະການ​ການ​ຢຸດ​ເຖິງ​ສີ່​ເທຶ່ອ ຊຶ່ງບັງຄັບ
ໃຫ້​ມີການ​ລົງ​ຄະ​ແນນໃນແຕ່ລະ​ເທື່ອ ຫລັງ​ຈາ​ກ​ແຕ່ລະ​ເທື່ອທີ່​ໄດ້​ເສຍ​ໄຊ ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້ການ
​ປະຕິບັດ​ງານ​ຂອງ​ສະພາ​ຢຸດ ຕໍ່ການ​ພິຈາລະນາ​ມາດ​ຕະການ​ອຶ່ນໆ.

ບັນດາ​ສະມາຊິກ​ພັກ​ເດ​ໂມ​ແຄຣັດ ​ໄດ້​ຍື່ນ​ການ​ຖອນ​ຄຳ​ຮຽກຮ້ອງ ​ເພື່ອ​ພະ​ຍາ​ ຍາ​ມນຳ​
ເອົາ​ຮ່າງ​ກົດໝາຍ ທີ່​ຮ່ວມຂຽນ ​ໂດຍ​ທ່ານ Thompson ​ແລະ​ສະມາ ຊິກ​ພັກຣີພັບ​ບລິກ
ກັນ ທ່ານ Peter King “ກົດໝາຍການປະຕິ​ເສດອາວຸດ​ປືນ ​ແລະ​ດິນລະ​ເບີດ ຕໍ່ພວກ​ກໍ່​
ການ​ຮ້າຍທີ່​ເປັນ​ອັນຕະລາຍ ສະບັບ​ປີ 2015” ນຳ​ມາສູ່​ສະພາ​ເພື່ອ​ລົງ​ຄະ​ແນນ.

ມາດ​ຕະການ​ນີ້ ຈະ​ປ້ອງ​ກັນບໍ່​ໃຫ້​ຜູ້​ຕ້ອງ​ສົງໄສ​ກໍ່​ການ​ຮ້າຍ​ໃດໆ ທີ່​ມີ​ຊື່​ໃນ​ການ ລົງທະ
ບຽນ ຂອງ​ຫ້ອງການ​ສັນຕິ​ບານ​ກາງ FBI ​ໃນອັນ​ທີ່​ຮ້ອງ​ວ່າ “ບັນຊີ​ລາຍຊື່​ຂີ່​ເຮືອ​ບິນ
​ບໍ່​ໄດ້” ຈາກ​ການ​ຊື້​ປືນ.

ຄະນະນຳພາຂອງ​ພັກ​ຣີພັບ​ບລິ​ກັນ ຢູ່ໃນ​ທັງ​ສະພາ​ຕ່ຳ ​ແລະ​ສະພາ​ສູງ​ໄດ້​ຄັດ ຄ້ານ​ຕໍ່​ຮ່າງ​ກົດໝາຍນີ້ ​ໂດຍກ່າວ​ວ່າ ຜູ້​ຄົນ​ທີ່​ໄຮ້ດຽງສາ​ຈຳນວນ​ໜຶ່ງ ​ໄດ້​ມີ​ຊື່​ຢູ່ໃນບັນຊີໂດຍຄວາມ
ຜິດພາດ ​ແລະ​ບໍ່​ມີ​ໃຜ​ສາມາດຮູ້​ໄດ້​ວ່າ ລາວ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ບັນຊີ​ນັ້ນ ຫລື​ບໍ່.

ບັນດາ​ສະມາຊິກ​ພັກ​ເດ​ໂມ​ແຄຣັດ ຢູ່​ໃນ​ສະພາ​ຕໍ່າ ຕ້ອງ​ການສະມາຊິກ​ພັກ​ຮີ​ພັບ​ບລິ​ກັນ
ຈຳນວນ 30 ຄົນ ​ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ ​ທີ່ຈະ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້ຮ່າງ​ກົດໝາຍ ການ​ປະຕິ​ເສດ​ຕໍ່
ການ​ຊື້​ອາວຸດ​ປືນຂອງ​ພວກກໍ່​ການ​ຮ້າ​ຍຮັບ​ຜ່ານ ​ແຕ່ມີ​ສະມາຊິກ ພັກ​ຣີພັບ​ບລີ​ກັນ​ພຽງ
​ແຕ່ 3 ຫາ 4 ຄົນ​ເທົ່າ​ນັ້ນໄດ້​ໃຫ້ການ​ສະ​ໜັບສະ​ໜູນ.

ບັນດາ​ສະມາຊິກ​ພັກ​ຣີພັບ​ບລິ​ກັນ ມີ​ປະຫວັດຄັດ​ຄ້ານ​ຢ່າງ​ແຮງ ຕໍ່ຮ່າງ​ກົດ​ໝາຍໃນ​ທຸກ
​ຮູບ​ແບບ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຄວບ​ຄຸມອາວຸດ​ປືນ ​ໂດຍ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ ບົດ​ແກ້​ໄຂລັດຖະທຳ​ມະ ນູນ​ຂໍ້​ທີສອງ
​ໄດ້​ຄໍ້າ​ປະກັນ​ໃຫ້ຊາວ​ອາ​ເມຣິກາ ​ມີ​ສິດທິ​ຖືອາວຸດ​ປືນ​ໄດ້.

Democratic lawmakers in both the House and Senate used procedural tactics Tuesday to try to get Republican leaders to take up legislation to respond to the recent spate of mass killings in the United States.

In the House, minority Democrats were led by California Representative Mike Thompson: who said: "Since the House won't take up legislation to prevent the senseless deaths of 30 people killed today by someone using a gun, I move that the House be adjourned."

Democrats introduced measures to adjourn four times, forcing one vote after another, which were defeated each time, stalling floor action on other measures.

The Democrats filed a discharge petition to try to get a bill co-authored by Thompson and Republican Peter King, "The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015" brought to the floor for a vote.

The measure would prevent any suspected terrorists who are registered on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's so-called "no-fly list" from buying a gun.

The Republican leadership in both the House and the Senate opposes the legislation, saying some innocent people end up on the list mistakenly, and no one cannot find out if he is on the list.

Democrats in the House would need some 30 Republicans to join them to get the denying firearms to terrorists bill passed, but only 3 or 4 Republicans support it so far.

Republicans have a history of strong opposition to any form of gun control legislation, saying the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees Americans' right to bear arms.

Push in Senate Fails Too

About the same time, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy tried to introduce a similar measure in the U.S. Senate.

It was blocked by Republican Senator John Cornyn, who accused Democrats of playing politics in the aftermath of the shooting in San Bernardino, California last week that left 14 people dead.

Cornyn said: "This is about trying to change the subject and distract the American people from the fact that the president has no strategy to defeat [the Islamic State group] ISIS."

In another attempt to raise awareness of the issue, House Democrats held a forum Tuesday, inviting experts to a task force to try to find common sense solutions to what they call a gun violence "epidemic" in the United States.

Democratic Minority leader Nancy Pelosi said the mass shootings have become all too frequent, and called on Congress to do more than simply hold a moment of silence for the victims: "Our inaction is unconscionable. Our silence is just inconceivable. How can we remain silent? Enough is enough. No more violence. No more silence."

Experts at the hearing included a gun show dealer, a Virginia police chief, a former U.S. surgeon general and a gun policy expert. They all agreed on the need for universal background checks for everyone who wants to buy a gun, with no exceptions.

Several witnesses pointed out though although high profile mass shootings capture public attention, the every day gun violence of suicides and homicides claims the lives of many more Americans each year.

In the U.S., there are twice as many suicides as homicides each year, and suicide attempts with guns are much more deadly than other kinds of attempts.

Petersburg, Virginia Police Chief John Dixon told VOA Congress needs to pass sensible legislation for the sake of American communities and the safety of police officers.

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