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Which is why they're 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. that's why negotiators are trying to figure out what a boyfriend means. that's one detail they're stuck on. another detail they're stuck on is red nflag laws. there is funding that would ince incentive states. john cornan...

That passed so-called red flag laws. republicans want more parity for states that don't 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 isn't getting them any closer to a deal. meanwhile, senator chris murthy put out a statement late last night saying he still thinks a deal is poss...

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 we're 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 it's 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 thing. one hangup to make the whole thing fall apart. and maybe this is something that gets dropped fr...

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 they're in a, quote, good place when it comes to red flag laws, and incentivizing states to pass their own. that had been a sticking point late last night. republicans wanted to ensure that some of ...

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. we've 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 the end of this week, finish the legislative drafting by the end of this week. he said maybe not a he...