LUBBOCK, Texas -
In the wake of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the debate over gun control legislation has re-sparked.
Democrats showed their frustration in the House Monday night, chanting, "Where's the bill?" after a moment of silence on the House floor.
"We can't just have moments of silence when we see American lives perish," said Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-California), chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Democrats are now re-focusing their efforts after Saturday night's attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
"Congress will stand for a moment of silence but do absolutely nothing," said Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-New York).
Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton weighed in on the debate, saying, "If you are too dangerous to get on a plane, you are too dangerous to buy a gun in America."
Meanwhile, the Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump promised to always defend the Second Amendment. That sentiment was echoed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
"The Second Amendment's been around for over 200 years. It didn't kill anybody," Scott said. "Evil killed. Radical Islam killed. ISIS killed."
Daniel Sickles, a sales associate at Sharp Shooters in Lubbock, says gun buyers in Texas are properly screened. He says the process includes an online background check, which presents one of three options: "A proceed to transfer the firearm, a delay for further time to investigate the person or an outright denial."
Still, many say the background check is not thorough enough.
"If it's that easy to bring two guns, huge guns like that, into this place that easy? There's something wrong," said Orlando shooting survivor Angel Colon.
