Thursday 2 June 2022 11:49 PM Dem Rep. Mondaire Jones tells Republicans 'we will eliminate the filibuster and ... trends now Progressive Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones tells Republicans 'we will eliminate the filibuster and pack the court' in order to get 'weapons of war' off the street He told Republicans: 'You will not stop us from passing [gun control]. If the filibuster obstructs us, we will abolish it' If the Supreme Court objects, we will expand. We will not rest until we've taken weapons of war out of our communities' The NY Dem and 'Squad' member made the bold claim during a committee markup of the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of eight gun control bills The markup came on the heels of shootings in Tulsa that left four dead, in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead and in Buffalo, New York where 10 were killed By Morgan Phillips, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:43 BST, 2 June 2022 | Updated: 23:43 BST, 2 June 2022 Viewcomments Progressive Rep. Mondaire Jones promised that Democrats would eliminate the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court if either the Senate or the high court stood in their way of passing gun control. He told Republicans: 'You will not stop us from passing [gun control]. If the filibuster obstructs us, we will abolish it. If the Supreme Court objects, we will expand. We will not rest until we've taken weapons of war out of our communities.' The New York Democrat and 'Squad' member made the bold claim during a Judiciary Committee markup of the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of eight gun control bills that comes on the heels of a shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday that left four dead, one last week at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead and a shooting in Buffalo, New York where 10 were killed. The bill would raise the purchasing age of certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles from 18 to 21 - as the shooters in Buffalo and Uvalde were both 18. It also goes after high-capacity magazines, ghost guns and bump stocks and mandates certain requirements for firearms storage on residential facilities. Progressive Rep. Mondaire Jones promised that Democrats would eliminate the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court if either the Senate or the high court stood in their way of passing gun control While Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the House will vote on the legislation next week, the bill is unlikely to make it through the Senate, where 10 Republican votes are needed to break the filibuster. Sen. Joe Manchin has reiterated that he will not help his party eliminate the filibuster, even to pass gun control. The filibuster is a delaying tactic used by opponents of legislation, aimed at infinitely delaying proceedings until the issue is shelved. Sixty votes are needed to overcome a filibuster - something Democrats are unable to reach with their razor-thin 50-50 Senate split. But doing away with the filibuster has hit fierce opposition from the party's moderate wing, blocking the passage of key points of President Joe Biden's agenda like voting rights in the process. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has in recent years largely stayed away from gun issues, to the frustration of gun rights advocates, and even some justices. Justice Clarence Thomas declared in 2018: 'Second Amendment is a disfavored right in this court.' Elise Schering, 7, displays a simple message during a National Gun Violence Awareness Day rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, June 2 Gun control advocates confront a man passing by from the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 28 But currently the court is weighing opinions on a challenge to a New York state gun restriction that requires residents to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon and demonstrate 'proper cause' to obtain the permit. Such proper cause must include a 'special or unique danger to their life.' In 2008 the high court held for the first time that the Second Amendment allows Americans to keep and bear arms simply to defend their home. 'Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings,' then-Justice Antonin Scalia added in the majority opinion. Manchin has remained steadfast in his commitment to upholding the filibuster, despite the GOP using it to kill a bipartisan gun control bill he and Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey had pushed in the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility