US gun-safety legislation the ‘biggest breakthrough in decades’

Democrats, Republicans find common ground to make massacres such as those in Texas, New York ‘less likely’

22 June 2022 - 23:01 By Steven T. Dennis and Laura Litvan

The US Senate voted 64-34 to advance bipartisan gun-safety legislation on Tuesday, hours after negotiators announced they had reached a deal, with final passage likely later this week...

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