The Memo: Gun reform advocates will take what they can get from Senate talks
Any change to the gun laws after mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, looks sure to be modest. But the fact that it might happen at all is giving hope to reformers. Talks in the Senate — spearheaded by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) — are for now focused on providing incentives for states to introduce "red flag" laws and expanding background checks. Lots of changes that the anti-gun violence movement wants are off the table for now. There will not, this time, be truly universal background checks or a federal "red fla
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Read MoreJudge blocks Louisiana Congress map with one Black district
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's Democratic governor said Monday he will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that a federal judge has blocked use of maps that have only one majority-Black district. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his plan at a news conference at the Capitol in Baton Rouge. He spoke to reporters minutes after the 2022 regular legislative session ended, and a few hours after U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick, also in Baton Rouge, blocked the use of the new maps. Her ruling included an
Read MoreMcConaughey meets with lawmakers after op-ed on gun reform
Matthew McConaughey met Monday evening with lawmakers amid their ongoing discussions on gun control in the wake of the recent string of mass shootings in the U.S. In a tweet on Monday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) shared that the “Dazed and Confused” actor visited his office to discuss the recent mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. “Had the chance to meet Uvalde native @McConaughey in DC today to discuss the
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