The Senate bill, which supporters say would save lives, aims to tighten background checks for would-be gun purchasers convicted of domestic violence or significant crimes as juveniles. But it does not include more sweeping gun control measures favoured by Democrats including President Joe Biden, such as a ban on assault-style rifles or high-capacity magazines.
The Senate action also came weeks after an impassioned speech by Mr Biden, in which he declared "enough" of gun violence and urged lawmakers to act. Conservatives defend a broad reading of the Second Amendment, which they say limits most new restrictions on gun purchases. "This is not the cure-all for all the ways gun violence affects our nation. But it is a long-overdue step in the right direction. It’s significant and it is going to save lives," top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech.
In the Senate, Republican backers of the new gun safety bill said that the measure does not erode the rights of law-abiding gun owners, who are among their most ardent constituents.
What a complete doofus. The bad guys will always carry guns regardless of whether or not it's legal. At least now the good guys can protect themselves without fear of prosecution.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a fundamental right to have their little children blown away. What a totally eff'd up society. ☹️
since we have gun prohibition in Australia just like in Soviet Union, terrorists using cars as the weapon. Another fenomen is: only criminals keep their guns.
Lots of mass shootings have been stopped by a man carrying his gun . So this is a controversial subject.
Except the bad guys with guns don't care about your fucking laws.... so youre taking away the guns from the law abiding citizens
Maybe as a well regulated militia - to have a right to carry a gun you all should have to do some form of national service first?
I foresee shoot outs breaking g out all over the US. What a disturbing place
Maybe the United States will realise that having a fundamental right is built on the pretext that it won't be abused and when it is, society as a whole has a fundamental right to expect it to be restricted, limited or altered for the good of all. Just joking Won't happen.
Excellent news.
What could go wrong?
With judgements such as this I can only say the USA deserves no sympathy from the rest of the world for mass shootings which will continue. Only a mass shooting within the NRA might change things.
Very good! Australia needs the same!
The US is so totally F'd.
Now arm all Americans with AK47s for total equality in America!
The answer to preventing gun massacres is restricting access to those who wish to harm others, it is not ‘let’s add more guns’ Unfortunately, the US Supreme Court has completely ignored the question.
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