It won’t be the first time the president has addressed widespread gun violence in recent weeks.
As president, Biden has tried to address gun violence through executive orders. He faces few new options now, but executive action might be the best the president can do, given Washington's sharp divisions on gun control legislation.to see if they could reach even a modest compromise on gun safety legislation after a decade of mostly failed efforts.
Encouraging state "red flag" laws to keep guns away from those with mental health issues, and addressing school security and mental health resources were on the table, said Sen. Chris Murphy, who is leading the effort.During an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Murphy said hearts in his state where 26 school children and educators were killed a decade ago are breaking for the families in Texas.
"There are more Republicans interested in talking about finding a path forward this time than I have ever seen since Sandy Hook," said Murphy who represented the Newtown area as a congressman at the time of the Sandy Hook shooting. "And while, in the end, I may end up being heartbroken, I am at the table in a more significant way right now with Republicans and Democrats than ever before.
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