With 64 yes and 34 no, the Senate approved with a first procedural vote the bipartisan bill for a close on weapons, after the Uvalde and Buffalo massacres. The authors of the initiative hope for definitive approval by Saturday, to then transmit the provision to the Chamber. If approved, it would be the first major reform on the issue since 1994. Strengthened background checks on under-21 gun buyers, funds for mental health and school safety, incentives for states adopting ” red-flag laws “(laws that allow you to remove weapons from people reported as dangerous for themselves or for others).
Weapons prohibited, then, for partners involved in domestic abuse. The bill also strengthens penalties for circumventing licensing requirements or making illegal purchases as a figurehead by buying and then selling weapons to people who are prohibited from purchasing them. “This gun safety law is progress and will save lives. While that’s not all we want, this law is urgently needed, ”said Senate Dem leader Chuck Schumer, announcing a first procedural vote in the next few hours. The measure could be approved by Congress by 4 July, before the summer break.