Four Democratic senators are asking for more gun control legislation after an American born man with an assault rifle entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 49 and wounding 53. They want an immediate passage of a bill to prevent people on terror watch lists and other ‘suspected terrorists’ from being able to buy firearms and explosives. Last December Democrats tried to pass the same legislation, but it failed. This push comes after President Barack Obama said weak laws have allowed disturbed and dangerous persons to be able to get guns. Meanwhile the US has appealed for the UN to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. ‘If we are united in our outrage by the killing of so many, let us be equally united around the basic premise of upholding the universal dignity of all persons regardless of who they love.’ See: