A heated debate erupted on Capitol Hill when Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal, yelled at his GOP colleagues and repeatedly called them “cowards” for not supporting stricter gun measures in the wake of the Nashville school shooting.
At one point in Wednesday's exchange, Massie can be heard telling Bowman to “calm down.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., speaks about gun violence to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., from left, at the U.S. Capitol, on Wednesday.Six people, including three children, were killed at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.Police said the suspect shot through the locked doors of The Covenant School and was later killed in a confrontation with officers.
Congress has not advanced any new gun bills since the shooting, and Republicans have largely opposed any Democratic-backed measures to address gun violence. A spokesperson said in an email that Massie had “accepted the challenge” from Bowman and explained the data he has used to argue for a repeal of gun-free school zones.Bowman's office declined to comment."We can't calm down," he said."People are dying everyday while we wait."
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