The new law is the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades and follows a spate of mass shootings in the US.
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The law is the most impactful firearms measure produced by Congress since the enactment of assault weapons ban in 1993.
The bill is seen as a modest measure and a compromise amid deep, partisan divides on gun control among US legislators.
“I’m tired of covering children dying in mass shootings.”
The modest gun safety measure is the first significant gun control legislation to pass the US Senate in three decades.
The ruling says a law requiring resident to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed gun in public is unconstitutional.
The Jesuit order has said the elderly priests were trying to defend a man fleeing an attacker when they were killed.
Local police have been under intense scrutiny over their response to the attack at the Robb Elementary School.
The tentative settlement also includes changes to police policies and training officers in traffic stops.
A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in an attack at the Texas school in May.
First major legislation on gun control in US for decades could be put to a vote by the end of the week.
Public safety official said enough officers present to stop the shooting three minutes after gunman entered the school.
In recent weeks, law enforcement officials have stopped providing new updates about the shooting, raising concern.
Assault follows a string of high-profile mass shootings that has sparked the latest push for national reforms.
