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Democrats FILIBUSTER For More Gun Control, Republicans Say They’ll Vote On It

Hank Berrien

After Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) staged a 14-hour filibuster to champion stricter gun control, Senate Republicans agreed to discuss two measures offered by Democrats that targeted gun owners.

On Thursday morning, The Washington Post reported, Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had agreed to allow the Senate to vote on two proposals offered by Democrats. McConnell would only say that nothing was finalized, but the Senate would attempt to schedule votes on proposals “from both sides.”

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