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John Cornyn says bipartisan gun legislation won’t include weapons bans or expanding background checks

Cornyn on Monday made clear in a Senate floor speech that there are limits to what he and the Senate GOP conference are willing to support in their efforts to pass bipartisan gun legislation.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn arrives at a blood donation event at the Herby Ham Activity Center on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, TX. Community members gathered to donate blood after a school shooting took place Tuesday. Twenty one people were killed after a gunman after a high school student opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on Tuesday where two teachers and 19 students were killed. (Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune)

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