Sen. Chris Murphy told CNN today that it’s time for the Senate to 'have a conversation' about possibly withholding funding from law enforcement in states that don't enforce state and federal gun laws.
What we learned in Colorado is that the county in which the shooting happened is a so-called second amendment sanctuary state," Murphy said.
"The majority of counties in this country have declared they're not going to enforce state and federal gun laws. They have decided that they are going to essentially refuse to implement laws that are on the books," he added. "That is a growing problem in this country and I think we're going to have to have a conversation about that in the United States Senate," Murphy said."Do we want to continue to supply funding to law enforcement in counties that refuse to implement state and federal gun laws?" Murphy said, noting that "red flag laws are wildly popular."
"I'll talk to my colleagues about what our approach should be to this problem. But 60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws. We've got to do something about that."
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