The bill toughens some background checks but lacks the far more potent proposals put forward by Joe Biden's Democrats.
The bipartisan bill toughens background checks for the youngest gun buyersIf enacted, it would be the first major gun law reform in the US in 29 years
Moments later, Texas Republican senator John Cornyn, the chief Republican bargainer, said he, Mr Murphy and the other two top Senate negotiators had reached agreement. These include banning assault-type weapons or raising the minimum age for buying them, prohibiting high-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for virtually all gun sales.
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