Article snippet: Democrats, seething over GOP inaction on gun control, are planning a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol and pushing piecemeal gun control legislation after the deadliest shooting in U.S. history in Las Vegas Sunday night. On Wednesday morning, House Democrats, led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and former Rep. Gabby Giffords, will hold a "call to action" on the steps of the Capitol. Sen. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., pointed to mental health reform legislation passed by Congress last December when asked how Congress could address the safety of Americans after the Las Vegas shooting. "That law is now being implemented, so I think it's important that as we see the dust settle and we see what was behind some of these tragedies, that mental health reform is a critical ingredient to making sure that we can try to prevent some of these things from happening in the past,” he said. Democrats have pushed gun control legislation for years after mass shootings, with no success. In 2013, the Senate voted down a proposal to expand background checks in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. In 2015, the Senate rejected two proposals to prevent terror suspects from purchasing firearms and expand background checks after the shooting at a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif. Other proposals, including one to limit high-capacity magazines, have not advanced. "The best way to honor victims of gun violence in our country is to ta... Link to the full article to read more