Acevedo to Congress on gun control: ‘Doing nothing is not acceptable’

AUSTIN — Characterizing gun violence as “one of the greatest public health epidemics facing the nation,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo pressed Congress on Wednesday to pass a "red flag" law and tighten background check requirements this year, adding that saving one life is enough to justify new restrictions.Amid what he referred to as “almost regular mass shootings” in the United States, Acevedo asked lawmakers on the U.S. House’s Judiciary Committee to use