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First Thing: state officials testify on Trump pressure to discredit election

Officials and poll workers subjected to violent, hateful and at times racist threats from ex-president’s supporters, January 6 committee told. Plus, could fewer arrests actually reduce crime?

The Guardian - UK

U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

The legislation would enhance background checks for gun purchasers younger than 21. It would also make it easier to remove guns from people threatening to kill themselves or others, as well as people who have committed domestic violence.

The Texas Tribune

Senate gun safety bill advances, passage likely this week

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 64-34 to advance bipartisan gun safety legislation Tuesday hours after negotiators announced they had reached a deal, with final passage likely later this week.

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Senate clears key vote hurdle on gun bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday evening to start debate on a bipartisan effort to combat gun violence, a sign of progress for what could be the most substantial gun policy to get through Congress in more than three decades.

Los Angeles Times

US senators announce gun violence bill with bipartisan support

Breakthrough in a 29-year stalemate on gun reform comes after two devastating mass shootings in Texas and New York

The Guardian - US

US Senate negotiators reach agreement on bipartisan gun violence bill in wake of Uvalde, Buffalo mass shootings

The bill toughens some background checks but lacks the far more potent proposals put forward by Joe Biden's Democrats.

ABC News

Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill

The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate.

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Senate advances bipartisan gun control legislation in the wake of mass shootings

It's the most significant gun safety package considered by the Senate in decades.

Axios

Senators could vote this week after agreement finalised on gun reform legislation

Bill text released after weeks of negotiations, but already has Mitch McConnell’s support

The Independent UK

GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details

Democratic and Republican senators are at odds over how to keep firearms from dangerous people

The Independent UK

Missouri Republicans ask Sen. Blunt to withdraw support from bipartisan gun deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., is drawing backlash from members of his own party in the state legislature after the retiring senator joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in support of a deal to address gun violence.

Tribune News Service

GOP misogyny already sabotages gun deal

The Senate gun bill could ban abusers from buying guns, but Republicans are unwilling to penalize girlfriend-beaters

Salon

Tentative Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends

The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement on reining in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms

The Independent UK

Four Sandy Hook survivors tell of being ‘retriggered’ by school shootings like Uvalde

Student suvivors spoke out publicly for first time in aftermath of last month’s shooting in Texas

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Tribune News Service

Breaking down the provisions in the tentative gun legislation deal emerging in the Senate

WASHINGTON — The group of senators led by Texas Republican John Cornyn and Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy describe the bipartisan federal gun proposals they released Sunday following the Uvalde school shooting in Texas as “commonsense” measures.

Los Angeles Times

Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

Axios

What's next for the Senate's bipartisan gun deal

How the bill is ultimately written will be crucial.

Los Angeles Times

Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

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Los Angeles Times

Senators announce bipartisan framework on gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions while beefing up school security and enhancing mental health treatment in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

The Independent UK

Senators announce deal on gun reform, mental health funding and school security

Legislation will still require votes of 10 Republicans to pass Senate

Evening Standard

Ulvade, Matthew McConaughey and the battle for stronger gun control

A country in mourning, desperate gun control negotiations and the tearful plea of a Hollywood star. Guns are at the front of the agenda, but will anything change this time and what does the divisive issue mean for Biden’s presidency? Oliver Wiseman reports

Tribune News Service

Cornyn calls Uvalde killer ‘ticking time bomb,’ sees progress on Senate gun deal

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the 18-year-old responsible for the Uvalde school massacre fit an all-too-common profile of mass shooters: alienated young men with mental health issues.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Congress

WASHINGTON — It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018.

Los Angeles Times

Why a California Democrat’s ‘red flag’ gun proposal might become law

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday advanced a comprehensive package of gun reforms that would, among other things, raise the age required to legally purchase semiautomatic rifles, restrict high-capacity ammunition magazines and create stiff gun storage requirements.

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