US Senate to vote on gun Bills
In wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, the US Senate will vote on four gun-control related measures on Monday
The US senate will vote on four gun-control measures following the Orlando massacre
US Senate will vote on four gun-control related measures on Monday, which will require 60 votes each to pass.
The votes come after one democrat took the House floor for nearly 15 hours to demand that Congress act on gun control.
Though debate over the bills is plagued by partisan differences, the votes reportedly reflect a shift in American sentiment on guns.
The four measures expected to come up on Monday, two of which are sponsored by Republicans and two by Democrats.
According to the BBC, democrats say the bar is set too high on the Bill from Senator John Cornyn of Texas.
The Bill would require law enforcement to make a case within three days of someone committing terroristic activity.
"The Cornyn bill, which is the last version that I saw, creates a really impossible hurdle for the FBI," said Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, speaking on CNN.
He said the measure would simply drive suspects to buy guns off the internet instead.
On the other hand, Senate republican majority leader Mitch McConnell, has reportedly called Mr Cornyn's bill a "serious solution".
All of the measures will need 60 votes to pass.
49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on 12 June.
During the shooting, gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to Daesh, which is intensely hostile to homosexuality. However, witnesses said Mateen had been a patron at the nightclub several times.
