Lady Whistledown
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Bunge la Seneti limepitisha mswada wa udhibiti wa bunduki nchini humo, kwa kura 65 dhidi ya 33, kufuatia mfululizo wa matukio ya mauaji katika maeneo mbalimbali nchini humo kuhusishwa ununuzi na umiliki holela wa silaha
Mswada huo utalazimika kupitishwa katika Baraza la Wawakilishi kabla ya Rais Biden kuutia saini kuwa sheria ambapo inatajwa kuwa Sheria muhimu zaidi ya Silaha ndani ya Miaka 30
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Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress to approve the measure by 65 votes to 33. It follows mass shootings last month at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead.
The bill will now have to pass in the House of Representatives before President Biden can sign it into law.
In a statement released after the vote, the president called on members of the House to "promptly vote on this bipartisan bill and send it to my desk".
"Tonight, after 28 years of inaction, bipartisan members of Congress came together to heed the call of families across the country and passed legislation to address the scourge of gun violence in our communities," Mr Biden said.
"Families in Uvalde and Buffalo — and too many tragic shootings before — have demanded action. And tonight, we acted." Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to take the bill through the House quickly, despite Republican leader Kevin McCarthy urging his members to vote against the bill.
"First thing tomorrow morning, the Rules Committee will meet to advance this life-saving legislation to the floor," Ms Pelosi said after the vote. Although significant, the proposals fall far short of what many Democrats and activists have called for.
The reforms include tougher background checks for buyers younger than 21 and $15bn (£12.2bn) in federal funding for mental health programs and school security upgrades. It also calls for funding to encourage states to implement "red flag" laws to remove firearms from people considered a threat.
And it closes the so-called "boyfriend loophole" by blocking gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners.
Source: BBC
Mswada huo utalazimika kupitishwa katika Baraza la Wawakilishi kabla ya Rais Biden kuutia saini kuwa sheria ambapo inatajwa kuwa Sheria muhimu zaidi ya Silaha ndani ya Miaka 30
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Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress to approve the measure by 65 votes to 33. It follows mass shootings last month at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead.
The bill will now have to pass in the House of Representatives before President Biden can sign it into law.
In a statement released after the vote, the president called on members of the House to "promptly vote on this bipartisan bill and send it to my desk".
"Tonight, after 28 years of inaction, bipartisan members of Congress came together to heed the call of families across the country and passed legislation to address the scourge of gun violence in our communities," Mr Biden said.
"Families in Uvalde and Buffalo — and too many tragic shootings before — have demanded action. And tonight, we acted." Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to take the bill through the House quickly, despite Republican leader Kevin McCarthy urging his members to vote against the bill.
"First thing tomorrow morning, the Rules Committee will meet to advance this life-saving legislation to the floor," Ms Pelosi said after the vote. Although significant, the proposals fall far short of what many Democrats and activists have called for.
The reforms include tougher background checks for buyers younger than 21 and $15bn (£12.2bn) in federal funding for mental health programs and school security upgrades. It also calls for funding to encourage states to implement "red flag" laws to remove firearms from people considered a threat.
And it closes the so-called "boyfriend loophole" by blocking gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners.
Source: BBC
