Senate passes bipartisan gun control legislation in 65-33 vote - CBS News

Washington — The Senate late Thursday voted 65 to 33 to pass the bipartisan gun control bill, the most significant legislation addressing guns in nearly 30 years. .

Chris Murphy of Connecticut, said on the Senate floor Thursday that the legislation "responds" to the  shootings last month at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas — that left a combined 31 people dead, including 19 children – in a "positive and an affirmative way.".

"I don't believe in doing nothing in the face of what we saw in Uvalde and we've seen in far too many communities," Cornyn said.

"First thing tomorrow morning, the Rules Committee will meet to advance this life-saving legislation to the floor," Pelosi said in a statement Thursday night.    .

"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," he said.

McConnell said the Senate's passage of the legislation, as well as the Supreme Court striking down a New York gun law earlier Thursday, made for "two landmark victories.".

Biden, it would not have won enough support from Republicans to overcome the 60-vote threshold for legislation to advance in the Senate

The bill is opposed by the National Rifle Association, which said in a statement Tuesday the proposals put forth in the legislation can be "abused to restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe upon the rights of law-abiding Americans, and use federal dollars to fund gun control measures being adopted by state and local politicians." 

But McConnell, who voted for the bill, said on the Senate floor Wednesday that the legislation advances "commonsense solutions without rolling back rights for law-abiding citizens."