'I want universal background checks...but I will settle for something much less because that will save lives,' Senator Chris Murphy said.
"have the votes" in the House and Senate for a bill requiring universal background checks for gun purchases, and a president who will sign it.
"It's the rules of the Senate that prevent us from passing it. We probably have 52, 53, 54 votes in the Senate for this," Murphy said.of ending debate on a bill. Therefore, if 41 senators decline to end debate on a piece of legislation, they can effectively block it indefinitely. Senator Chris Murphy said Sunday that he"won't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" when it comes to gun control reforms. Above, Murphy speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 9, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C."We can't let failure or obstacle stop us. We're going to have to continue to build a movement.
, a West Virginia Democrat, and Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican. The legislation would close the so-called"gun show loophole" by adding a requirement for unlicensed firearms dealers to do background checks on gun buyers. Tapper said Toomey told him a few months ago that he thinks the bill could get 60 votes in the Senate, but that there's"been no progress on it because people who want gun reform in the Senate want big, sweeping gun reform and won't be happy with even just an incremental step, like closing the gun show loophole."
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