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House Democrats are planning to move several high-profile bills to combat gun violence soon after they take power in January, underscoring their belief that the political landscape has shifted dramatically on an issue that's plagued American society for decades.
Democrats will act “boldly” to bring “commonsense” gun control reforms to the table, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
Two Aberdeen residents were among the U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb Tuesday in Afghanistan.
Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, were fatally injured by the blast. Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, a 25-year-old from Pennsylvania, was also killed.
The Department of Defense has identified two Fort Bragg soldiers and an Air Force airman who were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
They are Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia; Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, of Brush Prairie, Washington; and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, 25, of Hookstown, Pennsylvania.