The talks have raised hopes of a rare bipartisan agreement on gun-related issues in Congress, which has failed to act after similar mass shootings over the past decade
Democratic President Joe Biden last week called for banning assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines, or at least raising the minimum age to buy those weapons from 18 to 21.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is expected to approve some of those proposals on Wednesday, but they are unlikely to clear the evenly divided Senate as many Republicans are opposed to tighter gun controls. “Obviously, an agreement that we reach with the Republicans won’t come close to the full list of things that I think are necessary to curb this epidemic. But the Americans people are looking for progress,” Murphy said.
Instead, Murphy and Cornyn are considering more modest proposals: encouraging states to adopt “red flag” laws to deny firearms to people deemed a risk to public safety or themselves; upgrades to school security; strengthening mental health services; and doing more to keep guns out of the hands of people who are legally barred from owning them, such as felons.The U.S. Supreme Court this month is expected to rule on a New York state case that could bring a sweeping expansion of gun rights.
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