John Cornyn says he is heading back to Texas, dimming hope of vote on bipartisan gun safety bill before July recess
on measures to curb gun violence on Sunday. It did not go as far as Democrats, including US president Joe Biden, had sought, but would still be the most significant federal action to combat gun violence to emerge from Congress in years if passed.
But in the days since, the talks have become bogged down in disagreements over two main provisions: how to provide incentives to states to create so-called red flag laws, in which guns can be temporarily taken away from people deemed dangerous, and the “boyfriend loophole,” allowing authorities to block abusive spouses from buying firearms, but does not cover people who aren’t married.
Cornyn, whose home state of Texas does not have a red-flag law and is considered unlikely to enact one, wants the funding for that provision to cover other efforts towards tackling mental illness issues, such as “crisis intervention programs.” Cornyn said earlier on Thursday negotiators would need to reach agreement that day to have legislation ready in time for a vote next week.
Midterm elections that decide which party controls the congressional chambers are in November, making the time window to pass any new legislation ever narrower.
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