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Security and mental health programs. theres also the closing of the so-called boyfriend loophole so that now anyone in a serious ongoing relationship, if they are committing domestic violence, are convicted of the violence, they cannot own or purchase a gun. thats a significant step forward. theres also $750 million to go to states for crisis intervention programs and used for things like red flag law implementation and another key concession for republicans meaning some of the money can also go...

Safety, mental health resources, crisis intervention programs and closes the boyfriend loophole and enhances background checks for people 18 to 21. chris cillizza is here to break it down. if this passes, how would it help reduce gun violence? >> lets go through a few specifics and note this is the first time since 1994 the assault weapons ban that congress looks to be close to passing gun legislation. lets go through whats actually in the bill. lets start with the so-called boyfriend loophole. ...

With the gun safety legislation. we also know senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he supports this legislation and senator romney, republicans who agreed to the frame work said he supports the legislation, they were on a call so it looks like all things are a go for this. let me walk you through whats actually in the bill. its going to close the so-called boyfriend loophole and what that means is anyone convicted of domestic abuse is not allowed to have a gun. now there is a provision if...

Of the hands of domestic abusers who are romantically involved with a victim but not married or, you know, just dating. and then there was the issue about how do they funnel some federal money to states that have crisis intervention programs but not red flag laws. there was some hang-up on that. looks like they got it worked out over the weekend. we reported this morning they were back on track. you guys are saying this bill could be coming today. not sure today, early tomorrow. but there is som...

>> right, we can really zero in on two issues. one of them is closing the so-called boyfriend loophole, which is who can get their hands on a gun if theres been some sort of domestic violence, something like that. and theyre having trouble defining what is a boyfriend, what is an intimate partner. they told us yesterday theyre trying to look at state statutes where they may be able to get guidance from there. the other thing is how to get funding to states that have red flag laws or intervention...

Which is why theyre stuck on details. one being called the boyfriend loophole. there is a disagreement how to define what a boyfriend is, this comes with a law that prohibits people from owning or purchasing guns because of a domestic violence conviction. currently that ban only applies to someone who is a spouse or co-has been tates with someone or has a child with someone. thats why negotiators are trying to figure out what a boyfriend means. thats one detail theyre stuck on. another detail th...

That passed so-called red flag laws. republicans want more parity for states that dont have those kinds of laws but have other crisis intervention programs. i called to senator cornyn multiple times as he was going in and out of the meetings. he was really warning this was the moment to either fish or cut bait. it was now or never he told us at one point. he argued that lawmakers talking about the same issues they have had for several days now just isnt getting them any closer to a deal. meanwhi...

States that have crisis intervention programs. some of those are like in 19 states are red flag. we want to make sure that due process is protected because were talking about a fundamental constitutional right. the so-called boyfriend loophole continues to be a challenge. >> why is it a challenge? >> there are lots of technical reasons why its a challenge for republicans. but i do think guns is one of the issues, and even if this has nothing to do with limiting guns, where it only takes one thin...

Outside of the senate judiciary committee hearing that he believes that today is really pretty hard and fast in terms of a deadline for reaching an agreement, and the reason is because already the majority leader chuck schumer said he wants to put this legislation on the floor next week, before lawmakers depart for a two week recess. here is where things stand according to cornyn. right now he says theyre in a, quote, good place when it comes to red flag laws, and incentivizing states to pass th...

Intervention programs and things like mental health courts, veterans courts, assisted outpatient treatment programs, things like that. the other issue has to do with the way that nontraditional relationships are handled in terms of domestic violence, misdemeanors. weve got to come up with a good definition of what that actually means. >> now, these negotiators are planning to meet this afternoon to deal with those differences. i did ask cornyn whether it would be a heavy lift to get a deal by th...