Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (R) joins with other Democratic members of the Senate at a U.S. Capitol press conference on Jan. 26, 2023, condemning WEE1 Tactical's "JR-15" rifle marketed to children. The senators are Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) (L), Sen. Richard Blumental (D-Conn.) (2L), and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) (2R). Win McNamee/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate an Illinois-based gun manufacturer for marketing firearms to children.
Industry representatives and gun rights activists say it is just one more assault on a Constitutional right Democrats don’t like.
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