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Associated Press
Alan Fram
Washington (AP) —The Senate passed a bipartisan gunfire bill on Thursday as it resolved to oppose the Republican filibuster bill. It paved the way for the most widespread response of the Congress for decades to the brutal shootings of the United States that pushed it to the brink.
After years of delays in GOP proceedings that upset Democrats' efforts to curb firearms, Democrats and some Republicans joined Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, Texas last month. After the horrific rampage, Congress decided that the inaction was unacceptable. After about a month of private talks, a group of senators from both parties emerged with an 80-page compromise that embodies a gradual but influential move.
The bill strengthens the background checks of the youngest gun buyers, protects firearms from domestic violence criminals, and makes weapons readily available to authorities. We support the implementation of the "danger signal" method. People have decided it is dangerous. We also fund community programs for school safety, mental health and violence prevention.
Thursday's roll call to end the blockade by a conservative Republican senator was 65-34, five above the required 60-vote threshold. The timing is uncertain, but it was expected that the $ 13 billion bill would eventually be passed by the weekend and the House of Representatives would continue to vote.
The election year package far fell short of the stronger gun controls long-sought by Democrats, such as the assault weapons used in Buffalo and Uvalde and the ban on large magazines. Nonetheless, the agreement shows voters that the leaders of both parties have declared victory and know how to compromise and make the government work, while leaving room for each side to appeal to its core supporters. I did.
"This is not the cure for all the ways gun control affects our country," said the party's gun control Senate majority leader. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Said. A goal for many years. "But it's a long arrears step in the right direction. It's important, it will save lives."
"American people have constitutional rights protected and children at school I hope it's safe, "Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said in favor of the right to arm of Article 2 of the Amendment to the US Constitution. Many conservative voters. "They want both of them at the same time, and that's what the previous Senate bill would have done."
Still, the Senate's actions were a clear breakthrough, but guns. The outlook for Congress's continued movement on the curb is bleak. Only about one-third of the 50 Republican Senators in the Senate upheld the bill, and Republican firm opposition in the House is certain, and after the November midterm elections, both houses are now tightly controlled by the Democratic Party. There is.
Emphasizing the lasting effect of conservative cIout, Thursday's vote decided that the right-wing Supreme Court would extend the right of Americans to carry weapons in public. It was done a few minutes after it was issued. Their ruling broke New York law, which required people to prove the need to carry weapons before they were licensed to do so.
A month after Gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Senate actions took place. Just 10 days earlier, a white man accused of being motivated by racism killed 10 black grocery shoppers in Buffalo. Both shooters were 18 years old and had a youthful profile shared by many mass shooters.
The meeting was led by Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut), Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona), John Cornyn (Republican), and Thom Tillis (Republican). Murphy represents Newtown, Connecticut, and in 2012 an assailant killed 20 students and 6 staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Meanwhile, Cornin has been involved in past shootings following the shootings in his state and is near McConnell.
The bill will allow people aged 18 to 20 to use local boy records during the necessary federal background checks when trying to buy a gun. It is something to do. These tests are currently limited to 3 days and last up to 10 days to give federal and local authorities time to search records.
Those convicted of domestic violence, the victim's current or former romantic partner, are barred from obtaining firearms and close the so-called "boyfriend loophole."
Currently, this ban applies only to those who are married, cohabiting, or have children with the victim. The compromise will extend it to "people who are believed to have had a lasting and serious relationship."
To help the state enforce the "danger signal" law. There is funding and funding for anti-violence programs for other states that do not have it. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have a "danger signal" law, and Konin (not in the state) required that all states be included during negotiations.
The bill expands the use of background checks by rewriting the definition of federal-approved gun shops needed to conduct background checks. Penalties for gun smuggling will be strengthened, billions of dollars will be provided to behavioral health clinics and school mental health programs, and school safety initiatives will be funded, but staff will use "dangerous weapons" there is no.