Senate Advances Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill
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On Tuesday evening, the Senate voted 64-34 to advance an 80-page gun safety bill that would strengthen background check requirements for gun buyers under 21 and provide funding for red flag laws and mental health services. While left-leaning articles underscore the bill’s significance after decades of Senate inaction around gun violence, right-leaning articles focus on the role of 14 GOP senators in the bill’s likely passage later this week.
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post highlights the bill’s rare bipartisan support and swift drafting by the negotiating group of four senators. The article also notes that the legislation’s proposed closing of the ‘boyfriend’ loophole will prevent gun ownership for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence charges for five years.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the bill received bipartisan support from 14 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Many of the Republican senators who voted in favor of the legislation have high ratings from the National Rifle Association – an organization that staunchly opposed the legislation.
A right-leaning article by The New York Post highlights the key support of 14 GOP senators in likely overcoming the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster in the legislation’s upcoming final vote this week. The article also notes that the legislation must pass in the Democrat-controlled House before getting to President Biden for signage.
From the right
Bipartisan gun legislation advances in the Senate with Republican backing
The New York Post