Senate can advancebipartisan gun control law, clear 60 filibusters and vote for final passage on Thursday I set the sex. night.
It is expected that 15 Republicans will stand by all 50 Democrats to move the legislation to the floor, where it will be approved and sent to the House of Representatives.
Prior to the morning vote, Senate leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he wanted to secure a final vote for the passage "before the end of the day."
"Let's finish the job today," Schumaer said on the Senate floor. The
vote took place just two days after the Senate successfully passed the legislation in thefirst procedural vote on Tuesday.
The bill will pass the House of Representatives and be sent to the desk to sign President Biden's bill. However, it is unclear how many Republicans will provide support.
At least one supporter of Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment voted in favor of the bill, citing the experience of domestic violence as a child. He said he would throw it.
"My name is Tony Gonzalez. I'm a survivor of domestic violence. My stepfather goes home drunk&I hit my mother."Texas State Republican Tony Gonzalez wrote in a Twitter thread.
"One night he decided that wasn't enough and pushed a shotgun into his mother's mouth. At the time I was five and not strong enough to dodge the wolf. . "
"School was my sanctuary from the turmoil of the house. Now I'm 41 and all grown up. Affectionate with 6 kids Father. He served our country for 20 years in the Navy and led men and women in battles in Afghanistan and Iraq. I kill wolves every day, "the Republican continued," the lives of innocent people. We have an obligation to pass a law that never violates the Constitution while adhering to it. "
"We look forward to voting for a safer bipartisan community law in the next few days."
This law is mental. Created a health program, provided the state with financial incentives to implement the so-called "danger signal" law, required increased background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21, and raised penalties for purchasing straws. I am. Take ownership of firearms, close so-called "boyfriend loopholes" and ban romantic partners convicted of domestic violence from obtaining firearms.
The bill is expected to pass in two shootings at agrocery store in Buffaloand an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. One month after. killed 31 people. Both archers were 18 years old and used military-style assault weapons.
The shooting caused public anger at gun violence, between a group of 10 bipartisan members led by Democratic Senator Chis Murphy of Connecticut and Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas. It spurred cooperation.
Initially, the Democratic Party banned assault rifles and sought to raise the legal age for purchasing semi-automatic firearms to 21. However, neither measure was the final package.
