{"id":1527431,"date":"2022-06-23T23:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T03:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527431"},"modified":"2022-06-23T23:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T03:34:15","slug":"senate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Gun Control Bill With 15 Republicans Joining Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-senate\">Senate<\/a> passed the most expansive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gun-control\">gun control<\/a> bill in decades Thursday night as 15 Republicans joined every Democrat to advance the bill to the House where it\u2019s expected to pass Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation comes weeks after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The bill passed 65-33 and provides states with grants to implement controversial red flag laws and closes the so-called \u201cboyfriend loophole,\u201d among other measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gun safety package came to fruition after weeks of talks between Murphy, Cornyn, Sinema, and Tillis,\u201d Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/06\/23\/congress-bipartisan-gun-package-00041701\">reported<\/a>. \u201cWhile the final package defied political odds, the bipartisan talks had early endorsements from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/06\/23\/us\/gun-control-senate-supreme-court\">noted<\/a> that the 15 GOP senators to vote yes on the legislation were Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Cornyn of Texas, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Todd Young of Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Gun rights groups had already slammed the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it Tuesday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation \u201cwould encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional \u2018red-flag\u2019 laws, and would allow for so-called \u2018enhanced background checks,\u2019 which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, so-called \u2018conservative\u2019 Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,\u201d Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,\u201d Pratt continued. \u201cGOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate passed the most expansive gun control bill in decades Thursday night as 15 Republicans joined every Democrat to advance the bill to the House where it\u2019s expected to pass Friday. The legislation comes weeks after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. 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