Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN that he had directed Senator John Cornyn of Texas to the engage in discussions with Democratic Senators to find a bipartisan solution on guns after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas left 21 people dead.
Mr Cornyn headed to Uvalde after the shooting happened and Mr McConnell directed him to begin working with Democratic Senators, including Senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who enjoys many strong relationships with Republicans. and Chris Murphy of Conncecticut, who has become the main voice among Democrats on gun regulations after the Sandy Hook shooting in his home state a decade ago.
