Fifteen Republican senators and 14 Republican House members voted for gun control legislation Thursday and Friday.
The 14 House members were: Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. Many of the Republicans who voted for the bill have A or A-plus ratings from the National Rifle Association. procedural votes
held this week. The two had not expressed support for the bipartisan framework announced in May, saying they needed to review the bill text before deciding. Murkowski is up for reelection this year in Alaska, a state with some of the loosest gun laws in the country. In a video she tweeted Wednesday, Murkowski said she wanted to see efforts from Congress to protect children in schools while acting in good faith to protect the rights of “proud gun owners” in Alaska.
Senators who did not vote for the bill have expressed doubts about checks on gun ownership like “red flag” laws and the “boyfriend loophole.”
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