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The bipartisan gun bill, which is due to pass the Senate before the July 4 recess, is not as advanced as many liberal gun control groups would like. Supporting it anyway, he says it's an important step in reducing fire.
"This package isn't perfect. It doesn't go as far as we want, but it's an incredibly meaningful step forward," said Christian, Vice President of Policy at Brady United. Heine said in an interview. Fox News Digital. "A month ago you would have said that such a package was impossible."
Heine ignored many who believed in the same thing and negotiated with the Republicans anyway. He acknowledged the credit of Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut for pushing it forward.
After a few weeks of talks led by Murphy and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), Senator released the bill text on Tuesday night in the Senate. hours after clearing the test vote.
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A mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults in an elementary school in Yuvalde, Texas, was a gun. Caused serious Senate negotiations on regulation. (AP / Eric Gay)
The bill, officially entitled "Bipartisan Safer Community Law," is maintained by the state. Funding to create a program that can be done. A weapon away from people who endanger themselves and others. Often referred to as the red flag method. It will also strengthen background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21, add penalties for some gun criminals, and fund a variety of health and mental health-related programs.
The bill came as a result of a recent mass shootingin a mass shooting in Yuvarde, Texaswith 19 elementary school children. A child and two adults were killed.
"We know this bill will save lives," said Robin Lloyd, managing director of another gun control group, Gifford. She told Fox News Digital that the bill was "a historic moment in bipartisan cooperation on gun safety issues."
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Lloyd for the Locomotive Acts He praised the proposed federal funding of $ 750 million. The money can also be used for other types of interventions aimed at the same goal, such as drug courts and mental health courts.
Brady United Vice President of Policy Christian Heine Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut), shown above, admitted that he requested a major gun package, even though the Republican Party seemed to have little appetite. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)
The bill also closes the so-called boyfriend loophole and is included in the definition of "dating partner". Domestic violent exempted from owning a gun under federal law. Current law applies only to spouses.
Lloyd said theSenate bill wasn't as advanced asdesired by a liberal gun control group like Gifford, but there were "many." There is a "benefit".
"We support and do not work on legislation in the void," she said. "A concession was made on both sides to pass the bill in the Senate ..."
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"I'm totally surprised at the policy included in the bill," Heine said. "... These negotiations began when the universal background check was off the table. The universal background check we know was approved by 90% of [Americans]. I understand that. "
Several other liberal gun groups said on Wednesday that they would also support the bill.
Senator John Cornyn, R- Texas, Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) And Senator Kirsten Cinema (D) for bipartisan discussions on how to curb gun violence at the Washington Capitol on June 15, 2022. -Ariz.) Arrives to meet. (AP Photo / J. ScottApplewhite)
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"This bipartisan bill meets the most important test. It saves lives." Let's do it, "said John Fineblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety. "The bill text is in line with the framework released last week, and we are now one step closer to breaking the 26-year log jam that has hampered Congress's actions to protect Americans from gun violence. "
" Our grassroots army has demanded action from the Senate for nearly a decade, and today we are one step closer to making history and ultimately saving lives. "We are," added Shannon Watts, founder of MomsDemandAction.
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Conservative opposition to the bill Factions point out that the bill issecond amendmentthey point out the provisions of the Fox News and boyfriend loopholes as factors that could be abused without proper due process protection. doing. In the second amendment of law-abiding citizens, the law takes the wrong approach in trying to curb violent crime. "
House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. Said the bill, "shreds Amer's constitutional right to comply with the law." icansdoes not affect the deterrence of criminals. "
