A bipartisan group of lawmakers say they are making progress on gun reform legislation in wake of recent mass shootings.
continue in Washington, so does the violence. Two mass shootings have occurred each day since the massacre at a school in Uvalde, Texas.
This week, House Republicans stated their opposition to most gun reform proposals. Some in the Republican Party back hardening school security, but students admit they're still worried.
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