Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN he had directed Sen. John Cornin of Texas to join discussions with Democratic senators to find a bipartisan solution to the weapons that killed 21 people after a mass shooting in Uwalde, Texas.
Mr. Cornin headed to Uwalde after the shooting, and Mr. McConnell ordered him to work with Democratic senators, including Arizona Sen. Kirsten Cinema, who has strong ties to Republicans. and Chris Murphy of Consecticus, who became the main Democrat voice on gun rules after the Sandy Hook shooting in his home state a decade ago.
“. As you know, he went home yesterday to see family members and begin to establish the facts about this horrific massacre, and I encouraged him to talk to Saint Murphy and Saint Cinema and others who are interested in trying to achieve a result, which is directly related to the problem. “I hope we can find a two-party solution,” Mr McConnell told CNN.
But the Kentucky Republican did not give specific outlines of what proposals he would find acceptable and those he would veto.
Mr McConnell’s remarks came after Senate Republicans blocked legislation to combat domestic terrorism, which would allow a debate to begin on legislation to curb gun violence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate will consider changes to larger domestic counterterrorism legislation.
The House of Representatives passed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act last week in response to the deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York, where 18-year-old Peyton Hendron opened fire and killed 10 people and wounded three, with 11 of the 13 victims being Black.
But only one Republican in the House, Adam Kingsinger of Illinois, voted in favor of the bill, and 203 Republicans voted against. Every Democrat in the House supported him.
Then this week, another 18-year-old, Salvador Ramos, opened fire at Rob Elementary School in Uwalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults. In response, Mr Schumer said the Senate would consider changes to the legislation.
But the failure to pass domestic anti-terrorism legislation does not mean that no action will be taken. Numerous groups of senators are discussing anti-weapons legislation.
Senator Chris Murphy is currently in talks with a number of Republican senators to reach a bipartisan consensus, as the Senate will require 60 votes to avoid a Republican filibuster. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has repeatedly said he will not support changing the counterfeiter.
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