Democrats Will Take Any Gun Deal They Can Get

“Senate Democrats acknowledge bipartisan gun safety talks will fall far short of what they want. They’re desperate for a deal anyway — and seem willing to take whatever the GOP will give them,” Politico reports.

“Whatever the negotiations among a handful of members in both parties amount to, this much is already assured: There will be no assault weapons ban and no universal background checks. Expanded background checks are a long shot, as is raising the age needed to buy firearms to 21.”

“And while Democrats surely want those policies to become law, they are not dictating what the bare minimum on gun safety should be.”

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she believes Congress can still reach an agreement on gun reform measures but downplayed the scope of any legislation that might come out of the ongoing bipartisan talks.