Tentative Gun Deal Proposed by US Senate has Loose Ends

The bipartisan Senate draft to curb gun violence does not include a breakthrough move to ban the most deadly firearms. It proposes reasonable provisions that make it more difficult for some young gun buyers or individuals who are considered threatening to own a gun.

And there are meaningful efforts to address mental health and school safety concerns. This all reflects the pressure of action in the election year felt by both parties after the mass shootings killed 10 people in Buffalo, NY, and 21 in Uvalde, Texas.

The details of the plan are still under negotiation between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and there is disagreement over how closely the initiative should be drawn. That is, the validity of the proposal, and perhaps some of it remains undecided while it is being converted into legislation.