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Funding for school safety resources and telehealth investments and notably, an enhanced review process for b buyers under the age of 21 and also penalties for straw purchasing. this is pretty narrow in its scope, but still something which is what democrats are saying as they put out their press releases today on this sunday afternoon. this announcement notably, too, has been signed by ten republicans. remember, because of that 50/50 split in the senate there needs to be at least ten republicans on board to advance the legislation, and break that 60 vote threshold for the filibuster. i want to ...

Funding for school safety resources and telehealth investments and an enhanced review process for buyers under the age of 21. and there will be penalties for straw purchasing. this announcement was signed by ten republicans, and it's significant considering how divided law enforcements have been over this gun issue, but also just really want to emphasize no legislative text yet. in fact, republican aide told dana bash, our colleague, earlier today, that this was a, quote, agreement on principals. there's no legislative text so the details will be critical for republicans, particularly for the ...

Background check has not come back in three day, the charleston loophole supported by 90% of the american people including the vast majority of gun owners sitting in the united states senate so the first thing that should happen is those bills should be passed and sent to the president's desk. the republicans in the senate should stop obstructing their passage. they're really common sense. then last night we passed a suite of bills as part of the protecting american kids act which has in it, you know, prohibition on bump stocks, it attacks straw purchasing so people not allowed to buy a gun do...

To encourage that. we as democrats have a different view of the issue. we have to be looking for that compromise that makes things better. >> so, what is that? of course, we've known there are different views on this issue for decades now. but there are areas of compromise that have to be if you're hopeful, so what are they? >> well, you mentioned a red flag. a person who has demonstrated the kind of conduct that is threatening or worrisome to alert law enforcement officials early, to deal with this whole straw purchasing issue. we lost a policewoman in chicago, ella french, last year to a str...

Different views on this issue for decades now, but there are areas of compromise. there have to be if you're hopeful. what are they? >> you mentioned a red flag. a person illustrating the kind of conduct that is threatening or worrisome to alert law enforcement officials early, to deal with this whole straw purchasing issue. we lost a person to a purchase someone without a criminal record and handed it over to a criminal who killed a wonderful police officer and seriously injured her partner. that sort of thing, enforcing straw purchasing, these are all small but important life-saving steps. h...