Members of the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. Senate (Congress) have drafted a bill that would impose limited restrictions on gun ownership, a reform move unprecedented in decades, although it does not meet U.S. President Joe Biden’s minimum requirements in this area. .

And the American site Al-Hurra quoted the words of Senator Chuck Schumer, Democratic Majority Leader in the Senate: “This bipartisan text represents progress and will save lives, although this is not at all what we wanted, but this legislation is urgently needed. Extremely.”

For his part, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said, “The proposal, in part, provides support for state-by-state laws that allow authorities to seize firearms from anyone they deem dangerous.”

The text makes criminal and psychological background checks mandatory for every young person between the ages of 18 and 21 who wishes to purchase a firearm.

The bill also provides for a number of measures to combat illegal arms trafficking.

This text is the fruit of an initiative following a shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, when a young man stormed a school in Yuvaldi, Texas, in late May last year.