Deal on Gun Background Checks Is Dead

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who has been negotiating with Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT) to reach a long shot bipartisan compromise on gun background checks, told CNN they were “unable to find an agreed upon outcome” and that talks have now ceased.

Said Cornyn: “Unfortunately we’ve been unable to find an agreed upon outcome, so basically, he suggested to me that there wasn’t any real reason to continue talking right now.”