Centrist Senators Blew an Easy Opportunity to Pass a Simple Gun Safety Measure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The sausage-making backfired for Schumer when the bill passed with the help of the three Democrats and two Democratic-aligned independents, all from states where any vote to restrict gun rights is electorally problematic -- even one as reasonable as this one, where voting "No" would keep in place a provision that works, and that saves lives.
47% : "You can't make this stuff up," Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said the morning after the shooting, pointing to the ill-timed vote that would expand gun rights for people whose access to guns should be restricted.
47% : What happened in Maine -- and what happened on the Senate floor -- should be seen as a call to action for however long it takes for this madness to subside.
46% : Supporting gun rights is a given in Montana, and so is keeping the Senate in Democratic hands.

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