Put yourselves in shoes of these parents for once, senator urges after shooting

'Please, please, please damnit – put yourselves in the shoes of these parents just for once,' Mr Schumer said as he opened the Senate.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer. Picture: J Scott Applewhite/AP

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills in response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

But the Democrat acknowledged Congress’ unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.