a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. let s have a closer look at what s in the proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and president biden had advocated, such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21, or new limits on assault style rifles. our north america correspondent david willis has been following the story. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals passed into law, they would represent the first gun co
has develped a mind of its own. and a month after mcdonalds pulled out of russia because of ukraine, a homegrown burger chain opens called tasty and that s it. a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. let s have a closer look at what s in the proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and president biden had advocated, such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21 or new limits on assault style rifles. our north america
are the machines about to take over? a senior tech engineer is put on leave after claiming an artificial intelligence tool has develped a mind of its own. and a month after mcdonalds pulled out of russia because of ukraine, a homegrown burger chain opens called tasty and that s it. a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. the measures include tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21 and moves to prevent people buying such arms for others who are restricted from purchasing them. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals pass into law, they would represent the first gun control measures this country has seen in decades. the proposals themselves are fairly modest, they include tighter background checks for gun sales involvin
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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide has announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence, following devastating mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough to overcome the republican filibuster in the us senate that has blocked previous agreements on gun control. let s look in more detail at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included , tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them but not included are measures democrats and president joe biden had advocated such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic ri