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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

UNCOVERED: New speaker mike johnson blames human heart for gun violence | History Defined

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Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson said in the wake of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that access to firearms was not to blame for gun violence.

Mr Johnson spoke in an exclusive sit-down interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, who noted how Democrats immediately called for new gun legislation after a gunman entered two locations in Lewiston, killing 18 people and injuring 13 people.

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