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“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function

More than any other senator, Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark legislation through the chamber. He did so by embracing compromise and his own political risk.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. John Cornyn stands behind work on gun law despite continued conservative criticism

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn on Monday downplayed conservative criticism of the gun violence package he helped shepherd into law and defended the final product as evidence Congress can still come together behind bipartisan compromise to address pressing issues.

Tribune News Service

How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Senator: "Do Plessy vs Ferguson"

Cornyn made the remark via Twitter in a share of former President Barack Obama's statement on the Roe reversal

Salon

Biden signs bipartisan gun measure negotiated by Sen. John Cornyn after Uvalde shooting

The new law contains modest provisions but is the most significant gun measure passed by Congress in nearly three decades.

The Texas Tribune

Congress approves landmark gun violence compromise, sends to Biden for signature

The bill would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns, deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, breaks with House Republicans to vote for gun bill

The U.S. House passed the legislation Friday afternoon. Nearly all Texas Republicans voted against it. The bill is widely viewed as a series of modest changes to current gun regulations, falling far short of proposals pushed by House Democrats and President Joe Biden.

The Texas Tribune

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Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill

Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley among 33 Republicans to oppose bipartisan gun legislation that passes the Senate

15 Republicans join all 50 Democrats to pass the legislation.

The Independent UK

U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

The legislation still needs to clear the House, where it is expected to pass. President Joe Biden has signaled he will sign the bill into law.

The Texas Tribune

At the Races: Not too pumped - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays

The Senate has pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage

The Independent UK

Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security

WASHINGTON — Mill Creek Township School District in Pennsylvania plans to upgrade its surveillance cameras, radios and a door monitoring system with a $500,000 federal grant, one of hundreds awarded across the country over the past four years as part of a $1 billion program Congress passed to address school…

Tribune News Service

Texas is unlikely to adopt key provision of bipartisan gun bill — a red flag law to take guns away from people deemed dangerous

Red flag laws likely remain a nonstarter among Republican leaders in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.

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Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security - Roll Call

Congress now appears poised to spend even more to bolster physical security at local schools in response to a recent wave of mass shootings.

The Guardian - US

Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting

John Cornyn of Texas, lead negotiator on modest bipartisan reform proposal in Senate, was booed and heckled at party convention

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Compromise is difficult to find

The prolonged negotiations among four senators that produced this week’s compromise on a modest gun control bill show how hard it is to reach bipartisan agreement on contentious issues in a time of sharply partisan politics.

The Independent UK

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal

Last month's mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have produced a groundswell for change in Congress

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The Independent UK

Trump tries to influence bipartisan Senate gun deal at last moment

Former president warns proposed legislation is a plot to ‘TAKE YOUR GUNS AWAY’ after multiple Republicans negotiated the bill

Salon

Texas GOP nixed rioter aid from platform

GOPers proposed motion to "defend the due process rights" of rioters and "reject the narrative" of "insurrection"

Al Jazeera

US Senate reaches bipartisan deal on gun control

First major legislation on gun control in US for decades could be put to a vote by the end of the week.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

The legislation would enhance background checks for gun purchasers younger than 21. It would also make it easier to remove guns from people threatening to kill themselves or others, as well as people who have committed domestic violence.

Tribune News Service

Senate gun safety bill advances, passage likely this week

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 64-34 to advance bipartisan gun safety legislation Tuesday hours after negotiators announced they had reached a deal, with final passage likely later this week.

Los Angeles Times

Senate clears key vote hurdle on gun bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday evening to start debate on a bipartisan effort to combat gun violence, a sign of progress for what could be the most substantial gun policy to get through Congress in more than three decades.

The Guardian - US

US senators announce gun violence bill with bipartisan support

Breakthrough in a 29-year stalemate on gun reform comes after two devastating mass shootings in Texas and New York

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