Kansas GOP Rep. Watkins faces calls for tougher gun laws
August 25, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Rep. Steve Watkins got heat Monday from frustrated eastern Kansas constituents who pressed the freshman congressman to publicly endorse tougher gun laws following recent mass shootings.
Several people left a Watkins town hall meeting in Topeka unhappy that he didn't commit himself during the event to backing stronger background checks for firearms purchases or a "red flag" law that would allow authorities to seize guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others. Members of the audience of about 40 interrupted Watkins when he tried to defend the GOP'...
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