Texas Sen. JohnCornyn said Thursday he wants to have an 'informed debate about reforms we can make' to federal gun policy in the wake of a mass shooting at an elementary school in his state.
Senate Democrats are eager to vote on a gun bill in response to the shooting but face steep odds to do so because any effort to pass new restrictions or reforms to existing laws would have to win bipartisan support in the Senate in order to reach the upper chamber’s 60-vote filibuster threshold and go to President Joe Biden’s desk.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised Sen.
In remarks on the Senate floor, Cornyn, who returned to the Senate after visiting Uvalde, signaled his openness to such a debate. Cornyn said he donated blood and received a briefing from local authorities on the shooting at Robb Elementary School that left at least 19 children and two adults dead. He opened his comments by noting Thursday was supposed to be the last day of school in Uvalde.
Cornyn said he wants to allow law enforcement the time they need to conduct a thorough investigation of what took place so the Senate can have a debate informed by the facts of the case. Cornyn said he has worked with colleagues in the past on measures to “prevent senseless tragedies from occurring,” pointing to the Fix NICS Act and the Mental Health and Safe Communities Act.
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