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Senators working for gun safety legislation will pay a price, but they are doing the right thing
Americans are frustrated with Washington—and rightly so.
Too frequently, our leaders choose to attack each other rather than solve problems.
- Joe Lieberman
- The Hill
But in recent days, something different happened.
A bipartisan group of senators, led by John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and supported by their respective leaders, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), have developed a compromised gun safety proposal in response to the horrific mass shootings that have occurred.
Activists on both sides of the gun debate will not be satisfied.
But they should…