The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has dominated headlines for the last few days.

So much so that it almost eclipsed some major developments in a different long-running American debate.

The Second Amendment and the fight over gun safety.

Last week, the Supreme Court and Congress made big moves in opposite directions.

We'll start on the legislative side of this split screen.

Over the weekend, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safeer Communities Act.

I was there 30 years ago. The last time this nation passed meaningful gun safety laws.

And I'm here today for the most significant law to be passed since then.

The push for this bill came after the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School in Newvalda, Texas last month.

I received tens of thousands of calls and letters and emails with a singular message.

Do something.

That's Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who's been endorsed by the NRA.

He got together with Democrat Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who's been one of the most vocal gun control advocates in Congress since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

We have a chance to show parents and kids and families that we take their safety seriously.

Thereby, partisan group ultimately agreed to a narrow compromise bill.

It includes expanded background checks for gun buyers between 18 and 21, grants to incentivize states to implement so-called red flag laws, and hundreds of millions of dollars for mental health initiatives.

It leaves out many democratic priorities like universal expanded background checks or a ban on assault style weapons.

Senator Murphy says it's still a breakthrough.

Nobody in a compromise gets everything they want. This bill will be too little. For many, it'll be too much for others.

But it isn't a box checking exercise bill.

And unlike so many previous attempts, this one became law.

This bill is going to save thousands of lives.

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