A usually reserved Sen. Jacky Rosen — who seeks re-election this year as a Nevada Democrat — laid into Sen. J.
D. Vance (R-OH) on Monday over his remarks that Democratic-led bump stock ban legislation is likely aimed at a "PR problem, not something that’s going to meaningfully reduce gun violence in this country." After the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the rapid-fire gun attachment — used to slaughter 58 people in Las Vegas in 2017 — Vance talked with reporters Monday about Senate Democrats' effort to ban them.
“I think that we have to ask ourselves: What is the real gun violence problem in this country, and are we legislating in a way that solves fake problems? Or solves real problems? And my very strong suspicion is that the Schumer legislation is aimed at a PR problem, not something that’s going to meaningfully reduce gun violence in this country," Vance said, adding he was also worried the legislation could end up trampling on the rights of "law-abiding" citizens. ALSO READ: Attention Lincoln and Reagan: GOP senators scramble history with Trump greatness claim Vance's comments did not sit well with Rosen, who forcefully responded to reporters, "This is not a fake problem." “Let him come to Las Vegas.
Let him see the memorial for those people who died. Let him talk to those families. It’s not a fake problem.
Those families are dead ," she said, according to NBC News. “Las Vegas was changed forever because of what the shooter did, and the bump stock.
