Vulnerable Senate Republicans Open to Gun Compromise
Will We See Compromise on Gun Control in Congress?
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Vulnerable Republicans are showing signs of compromising on gun restrictions as Democrats push hard for provisions to bar suspected terrorists from purchasing weapons such as those used to kill 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Three Republican senators in tough re-election fights -- Rob Portman of Ohio, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin -- said yesterday that the Senate should try to agree on a mechanism to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists.