The Gun Control Legislation That Even Republicans Like
Bipartisan support is still no guarantee that a bill to strengthen the federal background check system will pass.
Republicans and Democrats have found gun legislation both sides agree on. But that doesn’t mean it will pass.
In the wake of mass shootings in Nevada, Texas and California, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, an outspoken advocate of gun control, introduced a bill to strengthen the federal background check system for gun sales. Debates over gun control on Capitol Hill nearly always give way to inaction in the face of Republican opposition. But Democrats aren’t alone in supporting this new legislation: It is also backed by Republican Senators John Cornyn, the second highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, Orrin Hatch, Tim Scott and Dean Heller.
