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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to help form task force to address mass shootings

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The leaders of the National Governors Association said Friday they're forming a bipartisan working group to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre.Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation's governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety.Republican Gov.

Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, the group's chairman, and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, the vice chair, told the White House in a letter that they will convene a group of six to 10 governors, with a particular focus on making schools safe.Hutchinson and Murphy appeared to leave open the possibility that the recommendations could include some gun control proposals.

The U.S. House this week approved a wide-ranging gun control bill that has little chance of passing the Senate."It is our hope that the task force can provide suggestions to keep our schools and communities safe in a manner that is consistent with the demands of the American people, who overwhelmingly support gun safety measures," the governors' letter said. "We can all agree that there are commonsense ways to prevent these tragic events, and we must work together to do everything in our collective power to protect our communities and our most vulnerable citizens – our children."The letter comes as governors have been split along partisan lines on the best response to the Uvalde, Texas, shooting that killed 19 elementary school children and two teachers.

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