Sen. Rand Paul: "This deal is going to save lives" He says it will not end the epidemic of gun violence in this nation, but why would we forego a possibility to save thousands of lives? But he adds that no great social change movement got everything they wanted in the first bill they passed. 'I just know that if you study great social change movements, making the first change right'
The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal that could lead to the most significant federal response to gun violence in decades.
Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, was deeply involved in the negotiations. Today, he tells us how news of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left him with a feeling of desperation — and renewed determination to make progress.
Guest: Senator Chris Murphy, who has spent the decade since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., trying to enact change on gun safety.
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