Bipartisan Senate Gun Control Bill Passes Procedural Vote
14 Republican senators joined all 50 Democrats to pass a procedural vote on a sweeping gun control bill on Tuesday night, with a full vote expected later this week.
Suggested provisions include:
10 days to review juvenile and mental health records for under-21 purchasers
Millions of dollars designated to states to promote “red flag laws”
“Boyfriend loophole” closed to ban unmarried domestic abusers from buying firearms
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell backed the “common-sense package” that he believes will uphold Second Amendment rights, but the NRA slammed the proposed legislation as “efforts to deprive law-abiding citizens of their fundamental right to protect themselves”.
Sensible compromise, or federal overreach?
