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Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a gun control advocate, waits to speak to activists demanding action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., takes a question from a reporter as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Activists join Senate Democrats outside the Capitol to demand action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws