‘Stopping gun violence takes courage,’ said former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, herself a victim of gun violence, at the opening of a temporary memorial for victims of gun violence at the National Mall
"Senator Murphy has asked for some space to have the bipartisan talks continue, and I have given him that space. I look forward to discussing the status of those talks with my colleagues today," Schumer -- who, like Murphy, is a Democrat -- said on the Senate floor.
But ABC News reported in a post on Twitter that Murphy was hopeful of an agreement with Republican counterparts by the end of this week on a bill to present to the full Senate.A pedestrian reads a sign at a memorial honoring 45,000 lives lost due to gun violence in 2020 seen on the National Mall near the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2022.
Cornyn has proposed allowing juveniles' criminal records to be considered in gun sale background checks. Many Republicans, reticent to back new gun controls, instead have urged more federal funding to improve security at schools and for programs addressing mental illness and its role in gun violence.
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