Washington, DC — Both of South Dakota’s and North Dakota’s senators have announced their opposition to the gun reform legislation currently being considered in Congress.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed on Thursday night, would increase background checks and add funding for mental health, school safety, and crisis intervention programs. The bill was supported by 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans,
South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds as well as North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer point to Second Amendment issues in their criticism of the legislation that passed the Senate.
Thune says he does not believe the bill is something South Dakotans would support while Rounds says he’s still studying the bill before deciding on how he’ll vote on the final measure.
Rounds says he’ll likely vote against the bill.
