WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): The Senate approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday, June 23, aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people, after a small group of Republicans joined Democrats to break through their party’s longstanding blockade of gun safety measures and shatter nearly three decades of congressional paralysis on toughening the nation’s gun laws.
The 65-33 vote included 15 Republicans in favor and came hours after the Supreme Court struck down New York’s gun law, likely limiting the ability of state and local governments to restrict guns outside the home.Sp urred to action by a mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the Senate passed the measure 65 to 33, with 15 Republicans, including Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, breaking ranks to side with Democrats in support of the measure. Two Republican senators were absent.