14 minutes agoUS: Agreement reached between Democrats and Republicans on Weapons Control Bill · Global Voices
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(4 years ago)The first major arms control legislation in the United States for decades could be put to the polls by the end of the week. A group of US biparty lawmakers have reached an agreement on key arms control legislation for the first time in nearly 30 years, paving the way for [...]
A group of US biparty lawmakers have reached an agreement on key arms control legislation for the first time in nearly 30 years, paving the way for a vote in the Senate by the end of the week.
The 80-page bill was published on Tuesday and includes measures to strengthen the history checks of young people buying weapons, more historical checks, and temporary removal of weapons from those considered a danger to others or themselves.
“I believe that this week, we will adopt legislation that will become the most important part of legislation against gun violence that Congress will have adopted in 30 years. This is a progress, “thha Senator Chris Murphy, the main Democrat in the talks, in the Senate's folk. And most importantly, there is a two-party progress. ”
