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republicans. this is a big deal, that would be enough to reach the 60 votes necessary to pass. if successful, it could be the most significant federal action on gun violence in nearly three decades. but it doesnt include many popular proposals like raising the age to buy an assault weapon to 21. the washington post, leigh ann caldwell, walk me through whats through the framework and this? bell >> yeah, whats in this bill some are calling very significant even from the gun safety group ...

I know youre not a political expert, but you are just in d.c., you dealt with politicians for quite a bit. ten republicans have agreed to this framework, if that number holds, thats the magic. number its enough to pass this legislation beyond that 60 vote threshold. senator minority leader, mitch mcconnell, issued a statement about the deal, which notably stopped short that he supports the package, are you worried that there could be defections from the gop, that prevent this framework from turn...

Unearth i should say, this rhetoric thats over a decade old about our -- community villainizing us, defaming us, making us evil. all of this comes to ahead with violence. and were all too familiar with violence in the lgbtq community, as you said, todays the six year of remembrance of pulse nightclub shooting. >> why is this happening, you said 250 different pieces of legislation are introduced this past year or so, whats behind all of that miss momentum, this renewed focus on the lgbtq communit...

The domestic partners cant. so, it closes that. it also enables people to go to purchase an assault weapon from ages 18 to 21, it requires a call to the police station, where they need to go back into that persons background, juvenile background check, to see if theres anything important in there that they should know. something that the federal authorities cannot do now. it also provides a lot of money, they say, for mental health support securing, schools as well. so, this negotiation is also ...

Have chris murphy in the position of taking the lead on this, a president biden who is able to do this. america, instead of asking was this enough, was this not enough? if this is what you want, show up again in november. >> brad, you express the form of legislation, you also said it falls a bit short in your tweet, much is not in this deal. talk to you talk to us about whats missing from this deal that congress should interview work towards next, as lee and talked about, chris murphy thinks tha...

Especially here in pride month. speaking up and out for us. >> sarah kate ellis whats glad, thank you. >> thank you. >> its marching, its important, look this has to become up on election issue. the people say, this is gonna affect my vote. too many people are dying, needlessly. and whats even being proposed in the house and senate its marginal. i mean its important, but its not all that needs to be done. the idea that were not gonna do background checks [inaudible] they need to march. >> the an...

Phone with senator chris murphy, the key democratic negotiator. and he says, all of the hard work has been done, coming to this agreement he doesnt foresee any major problems. he says that the timeline though, is a little bit more uncertain, it might take a few weeks, becky. >> lianne, you outlined a lot of bullet points there, a lot of progress, much of the focus is on whats actually not in the bell, right? it doesnt ban assault weapons, it doesnt raise the age of buying an assault weapon to 21...

Go back into his juvenile record, they wouldve seen that there are some problems, perhaps it couldve prevented it. so, they think that something is better than nothing, and hopefully it makes a difference. >> all right, leigh ann caldwell, thank you so much. as we stand on the brink for the most significant federal action on gun violence in nearly three decades, i want to bring someone that knows something all too well with this could be for the efforts to stop mass shootings, and gun violence i...