Why a deal on gun control became possible in America’s Senate
One of the men behind the most significant gun reform in three decades
Getting sensible gun reform has long been thought to be all but impossible. Yet on June 12th ten Democrats and ten Republicans reached an agreement designed to curb gun violence. If passed into law, it could be the most significant reform in three decades. “This is not window dressing,” Chris Murphy, the Democratic senator from Connecticut who co-led the negotiations, told “The Economist Asks” podcast. “This isn’t just checking a box.”
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Murphy’s law”
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