US Senate gun Bill talks hit snag over mental illness, abuse provisions

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WASHINGTON - US Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, on Wednesday struggled to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of state"red flag" programmes

WASHINGTON - US Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, on Wednesday struggled to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of state"red flag" programmes and the breadth of a plan for keeping guns out of the hands of those prone to domestic violence.has prompted Democratic and Republican lawmakers to line up behind gun-violence legislation that would overcome decades of inaction.

Cornyn's home state of Texas does not have such a law and is seen as unlikely to enact one. He wants the federal funding to cover other efforts as well, such as outpatient"crisis intervention programmes" for people suffering from mental illness.Lawmakers are also at odds over an effort to close the so-called"boyfriend loophole," which allows authorities to block abusive spouses from buying firearms, but does not cover people who are not married.

 

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