Sen. John Cornyn, a top Republican who negotiated the bipartisan gun law that passed last year, says he doesn't see an appetite for further legislation 'anytime soon.'
“I think we did everything we could do with the votes available last summer, so I don’t see that happening anytime soon,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told NBC News on Thursday.
Cornyn, an ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is a key figure in the gun debate. He co-wrote thewith Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., which passed Congress last year and became the most significant new gun safety law in three decades. The law offers “red flag” grants to states and opens the door to accessing juvenile records for firearm buyers aged 18-21.
McCarthy said the recent shooters have different profiles in that they’re “older in age” than many other mass killers.
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