Senator Chris Murphy on the Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal

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🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal that could lead to the most significant federal response to gun violence in decades. Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, was deeply involved in the negotiations. Today, he tells us how news of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left him with a feeling of desperation — and renewed determination to make progress.

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0:41.8	Democrats and Republicans doing what almost no one thought they could, reaching a deal
0:46.6	on guns.
0:48.1	The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal on gun safety that could put Congress on a path
0:53.6	to the most significant federal response to gun violence in decades.
0:58.1	There's going to be incentives for states to implement and red flag laws that deny guns
1:01.9	to people deemed a risk to themselves or others.
1:04.5	Also, enhanced background checks for 18 to 21 euros in this country.
1:09.6	There's funding for mental health, school safety funding, a provision addressing the
1:12.9	call, boyfriend, rupe poll on domestic violence and another provisions.
1:17.7	Today, I spoke with the senator who's at the center of those negotiations.
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