The
US Senate on Monday rejected four measures restricting gun sales after last
week’s massacre in an Orlando nightclub, dealing a bitter setback to advocates
who have failed to get even modest gun curbs through Congress despite repeated
mass shootings.
All
four of the measures to expand background checks on gun buyers and curb gun
sales to those on terrorism watch lists fell short of the 60 votes needed for
passage in the 100-member chamber.
A
group of senators was still hoping to forge a compromise for later in the week
aimed at keeping firearms away from people on terrorism watch lists, although
that effort faced an uphill battle with critics in both parties sceptical about
its chances.
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