China News Service, June 9. According to the US Chinese website, on the 8th local time, the US House of Representatives passed a gun control bill with 223 votes and 204 votes against it.
The bill would ban the sale of semi-automatic rifles to people under the age of 21, ban the sale of magazines that hold more than 15 rounds, and set stricter requirements for firearm storage in homes, among other things.
On May 25, several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Texas elementary school.
The picture shows law enforcement officers patrolling outside the school.
Victims of gun violence in the United States testify ahead of the House vote.
One of them is an 11-year-old girl from Uwald, Texas.
When the shooting happened, she smeared her classmates' blood and pretended to be dead.
She urged Congress to act on gun violence.
It is worth noting that the heated debate in the House of Representatives reflects a huge bipartisan divide on gun control.
House Republicans opposed the legislation, seeing it as an ineffective remedy for mass shootings and saying it would limit the rights of responsible gun owners.
CNN also said that these gun control measures are likely to be blocked in the Senate due to the general opposition of Republicans to stricter gun control.