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New gun law’s critics could pressure states over reporting of juvenile records

WASHINGTON — The new federal law passed in response to a series of mass shootings includes provisions to better incorporate juvenile records into the federal background check system, but states vary greatly in the way they approach access to guns and the background checks themselves.

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Most Texans disapprove of trigger law banning abortion, say state is on wrong track

A majority of Texans disapprove of the state’s trigger law, which will ban almost all abortions, new polling shows.

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Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

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John Cornyn’s disapproval among Texas voters worsened dramatically as he negotiated a bipartisan gun bill, new poll shows

The Republican U.S. senator shepherded landmark gun legislation through the Senate last month. Between April and June, his disapproval rating went from 39% to 50%, according to a Texas Politics Project poll.

The Texas Tribune

"White life": Fascists tell their truth

Republicans don't bother to speak in code anymore. Why should they? Their big plans for America are no mystery

Salon

GOP senator Thom Tillis is pushing back on Trump on guns. Why the North Carolina Republican think it’s time to act

The Republican senator who helped negotiate the first major piece of gun legislation in 28 years talks with Eric Garcia about bipartisanship, why Trump shouldn’t oppose the gun bill and why he supported a primary challenge against Madison Cawthorn

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Post-Uvalde gun law is legacy moment for Texas’ John Cornyn, but backlash is fierce

WASHINGTON — This is a legacy-making moment for Sen. John Cornyn.

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“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function

More than any other senator, Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark legislation through the chamber. He did so by embracing compromise and his own political risk.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. John Cornyn stands behind work on gun law despite continued conservative criticism

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn on Monday downplayed conservative criticism of the gun violence package he helped shepherd into law and defended the final product as evidence Congress can still come together behind bipartisan compromise to address pressing issues.

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How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senator: "Do Plessy vs Ferguson"

Cornyn made the remark via Twitter in a share of former President Barack Obama's statement on the Roe reversal

Salon

Biden signs bipartisan gun measure negotiated by Sen. John Cornyn after Uvalde shooting

The new law contains modest provisions but is the most significant gun measure passed by Congress in nearly three decades.

The Texas Tribune

Congress approves landmark gun violence compromise, sends to Biden for signature

The bill would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, breaks with House Republicans to vote for gun bill

The U.S. House passed the legislation Friday afternoon. Nearly all Texas Republicans voted against it. The bill is widely viewed as a series of modest changes to current gun regulations, falling far short of proposals pushed by House Democrats and President Joe Biden.

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The Independent UK

Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill

Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago

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Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley among 33 Republicans to oppose bipartisan gun legislation that passes the Senate

15 Republicans join all 50 Democrats to pass the legislation.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

The legislation still needs to clear the House, where it is expected to pass. President Joe Biden has signaled he will sign the bill into law.

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The Independent UK

Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays

The Senate has pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage

Tribune News Service

Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security

WASHINGTON — Mill Creek Township School District in Pennsylvania plans to upgrade its surveillance cameras, radios and a door monitoring system with a $500,000 federal grant, one of hundreds awarded across the country over the past four years as part of a $1 billion program Congress passed to address school…

The Texas Tribune

Texas is unlikely to adopt key provision of bipartisan gun bill — a red flag law to take guns away from people deemed dangerous

Red flag laws likely remain a nonstarter among Republican leaders in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.

Roll Call

Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security - Roll Call

Congress now appears poised to spend even more to bolster physical security at local schools in response to a recent wave of mass shootings.

The Guardian - US

Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting

John Cornyn of Texas, lead negotiator on modest bipartisan reform proposal in Senate, was booed and heckled at party convention

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Compromise is difficult to find

The prolonged negotiations among four senators that produced this week’s compromise on a modest gun control bill show how hard it is to reach bipartisan agreement on contentious issues in a time of sharply partisan politics.

The Independent UK

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal

Last month's mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have produced a groundswell for change in Congress

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