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Of connecticut, senator sinema of arizona, senators cornyn and tillis, who republicans who helped lead this, senator klobuchar of minnesota long led efforts on closing the boyfriend loophole. and this time it was difficult. it nearly dropped out several times. there is a way that one can appeal to get their gun restored. there was a tragic case in delaware, involving a so-called red flag law, where someone had their guns removed and then on appeal had them returned and used that exact weapon in a murder/suicide. so these are always contentious issues. how we strike the right balance between ma...

U.s. senator in 2018 right after the parkland shooting, he was trying to get comprehensive gun reform passed. so i asked him about the current gun legislation, the bipartisan deal that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are trying to work out, if he thinks it will actually happen this time. take a listen. >> this country has gotten so partisan, they can't even have a common sense discussion about what we can do together and find that common ground. it's incredibly difficult. i really applaud senators murphy and blumenthal and cornyn and tillis for the efforts they're making. it is a very, ve...

Licensee, which would force background checks. they have to avoid the past disagreements that scuttled them. still remains optimism. they found a way to do that. there is a break through moving forward. the republican senators will be key here, sound quite optimistic about getting there. let's have a legsen to what self of them have to say. are you optimistic? >> yeah, i am. it's a good piece of legislation. >> the bill looks like it's in the best posture to get passed. >> i think senators murphy and cornyn and other colleagues involved in the package seem to have done a pretty good job develo...

The framework includes improved background checks to those under 21 years old, and allocating funds for mental health treatment, among other measures.

>> i hope these 21 lives in uvalde are the catalyst to see something done in washington. i'm hopeful that senators murphy and cornyn are able to get something done. yes, the far left is not going to like what they do. the far right is not going to like what they do, and it is not going to be enough, but this is a multifactorial problem that requires us to do many things. we should applaud the senators if they're able to get that bipartisan piece of work. that could be able to begin a process where they can do more things. that's the first step. than, god school is out and we're able to have a ...