Locals react to Senate rejecting four gun control bills

On Monday, four amendments on gun control were on the Senate floor, but all four were rejected by Congress. The amendments  include clarifying mental issues that would disqualify someone from buying a gun and requiring background checks for all purchasers.One measure pushed to block sales from anyone on the no-fly list as well as those suspected of being likely to engage in terrorism. 47 ABC spoke to a few folks to get their reaction to the rejection of all four bills.

Arnold Bienstock, from Salisbury says, “This has been going for a long time unfortunately that  democrats and republicans cannot reach a consensus on issues that are very very vital. Everyone had to budge and move a little bit to create a sensible policy.”

“I am not that surprised because a lot of the times our laws are influenced by money and power,” says Keith Dorsey from Salisbury.

Mary Clare Williams, from Princess Anne says, “I think that it is either  mental illness or terrorism  or something else. But the  government cannot control  what any individual does as far as how they act out on public or how they act out against any human being.”

A fifth bill has been unveiled Tuesday by Maine Senator Susan Collins. The bi-partisan bill also addresses denying guns to those on a government no-fly list, and a vote on that bill is expected on Thursday.