Illinois Senator Dick Durbin calls a Senate deal on gun control legislation a 'step in the right direction.
-Strengthen background checks, allowing juvenile records to be screened for gun-buyers under 21;-Create funding for states to enact red flag laws to temporarily take guns away from people considered dangerous;Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam
"It takes ten Republicans if all of the Democratic senators support this measure and tomorrow, if we fail to move forward on this bipartisan proposal, we will still be in mortal danger in this nation from gun violence," Senator Dick Durbin said."This at least is a step in the right direction.""This is the first time in many years that both sides of the aisle have been willing to come to the table and come to some agreements about gun control.
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