Politics – Senate rejects gun measures

On Monday, senators were unable to gather enough bipartisan support to pass a series of gun control measures in an effort to enact tighter curbs on firearms. Even after both sides introduced measures they said would have strengthened background checks after the shooting in Orlando, the parties were not able to put aside their partisan gridlock long enough to put any measures in place. “I’m mortified by today’s vote but I’m not surprised by it,” Sen. Chris Murphy said Monday evening. “The NRA has a vice-like grip on this place.” Murphy sponsored one of the failed measures that would expand background checks. “I don’t think democracy allows for this Congress to be do out of step with the American public for long,” he said.