<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655119525148,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017c-2d8e-d3f3-a7fc-7ffef6720000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655119525148,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017c-2d8e-d3f3-a7fc-7ffef6720000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_55119516", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1030125"} }); ","_id":"00000181-5ccf-d1f1-a1c3-7ecfa5e40000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedThe National Rifle Association hasn’t taken a position on proposed gun control legislation that has bipartisan support.
The NRA reiterated its existing support for some measures in the framework to combat gun violence presented by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), including funding for mental health and school security, but it said it would oppose any effort to insert gun control policies.
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“The NRA is committed to real solutions to help stop violence in our communities,” the advocacy organization said in a statement to Fox News. “We encourage our elected officials to provide more resources to secure our schools, fix … our severely broken mental health system, and support law enforcement.”
The group hasn’t thrown its full support behind the proposed legislation due to the NRA’s policy not to take positions on frameworks, saying, “We will make our position known when the full text of the bill is available for review.”
The legislation includes a federal grant program to help states enact “red flag” laws that would allow law enforcement to keep guns away from people who could be threats to themselves or others, Murphy explained in a Twitter thread. The proposal would also close the “boyfriend loophole,” a legal gap in the Violence Against Women Act that allowed unmarried partners convicted of domestic violence to buy or own firearms.
The legislation also included proposals referenced by Republican lawmakers, including “billions in new funding for mental health and school safety,” legislation dealing with straw purchases, and enhanced background checks for gun purchasers under the age of 21, Murphy said.
The proposal does not include other provisions favored by Democrats and gun control advocates, including raising the minimum age for purchasing certain weapons from 18 to 21.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden both expressed support for the legislation, arguing that it offers “important steps in the right direction” with regard to gun control legislation.
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The framework arrives nearly three weeks after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed, and a shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, where 10 people were killed.
A previous version of this story misstated the NRA’s support for the bipartisan gun control framework. The NRA does not take positions on “framework” legislation. This story has been updated.
