The Senate passed bipartisan gun safety legislation, Congress' most significant response to mass shootings in nearly 30 years.
In a 65-33 vote, 15 Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in passing the legislation. The bill now heads to the House, where it's expected to pass as soon as Friday.
The package, negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), comes about one month after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. The Texas school shooting occurred roughly one week after a racist mass shooter killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y.
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