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Gun Control Won't Prevent Shootings Like Latest Attack in Virginia - US Lawmaker

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonLaw enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice - Sputnik International
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Gun violence and tougher gun controls remain a controversial political topic in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump enters the Rose Garden from the White House colonnade to announce his decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., JJune 1, 2017 - Sputnik International
Trump Visits Lawmaker Recovering From Shooting at Baseball Practice in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Gun control would not prevent shooting incidents like the one that happened in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday at the Republican baseball practice, US Congressman Don Young told Sputnik.

"Gun control wouldn’t do anything. That’s a myth," Young, a Republican from the US state of Alaska, said on Thursday.

US Congressman Steve Scalise, the third ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, remains in critical condition on Thursday following the attack in Alexandria. Three other individuals, including a Capitol Police officer, were also wounded in the attack.

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right of Americans to keep and bear arms.

Republicans typically support private gun ownership as is permitted by the US Constitution, while Democrats seek to limit gun rights with laws targeting certain firearms, such as handguns.

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