A Southern California animal shelter is sparking controversy after announcing it is banning people from adopting pets if they do not support strict gun control measures.
In accordance with its anti-gun policy, the rescue said it will conduct a one-hour interview with prospective adopters, during which they will "grill" them on if they "care about children being gunned down" in schools.
Some other requirements for future pet parents include having a valid driver's license and being at least 25-years-old. in 2018, writing that the shooter who carried out that attack had volunteered at Shelter Hope Pet Shop. Sill added that she had been told by officials that the gunman had considered targeting the shelter as a potential location to carry out the shooting.
Biden said in a statement that the framework "does not do everything that I think is needed, but it reflects important steps in the right direction, and would be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in decades." Leaders hope to push any agreement into law rapidly — they hope this month — before the political momentum fades that has been stirred by the recent mass shootings.
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