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Senate fillibuster forces Republicans on gun control vote
Houston annual gun show at the George R. Brown Convention Center.—Photo by Joseph Earnest
by Joseph Earnest June 16, 2016
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—Democrats in the US Senate held the floor for fifteen hours in a bid to force a debate on gun legislation. Republicans finally agreed to vote on the matter following the mass shooting in Orlando. US Senator Chris Murphy ended a 15-hour filibuster on Thursday morning after Republicans agreed to hold a vote on new gun control laws. Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, sought a debate on expanded background checks for gun sales and preventing people on the US terror watch list from buying them. Senate Democrats have renewed their push for tighter gun legislation in the wake of Sunday's attack at a gay night club in Orlando which saw 49 people killed. Republicans, who control both houses of Congress, have repeatedly blocked new gun control laws, arguing for a broad interpretation of the constitutional right to bear arms. "When we began there was no commitment, no plan to debate these measures," said Murphy towards the end of his marathon speech. "No guarantee that those amendments pass but we'll have some time to...prevail upon members to take these measures and turn them into law." As Murphy wrapped up the filibuster, President Barack Obama was on his way to Orlando to meet with survivors of the mass shooting. Add Comments>>
Source: Deutsche Welle
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