Pelosi says bipartisan framework for gun control package ‘will take steps to save lives’

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement on Sunday that the newly agreed-to framework on gun control and gun violence prevention from a bipartisan group of senators “will take steps to save lives.”

The framework focused on gun control and gun violence prevention was announced by a group of bipartisan senators on Sunday and includes measures to implement an enhanced review process for people who want to purchase firearms and are under the age of 21, penalties for straw purchases, more funding for school resource officers, an expansion of mental health programs in schools, and an expansion of mental health services for children and families.

Pelosi said in a statement on Sunday that the bipartisan proposal “will take steps to save lives,” but added “more is needed.”

“While more is needed, this package will take steps to save lives. Included in the Senate framework are House Democrats’ proposals to incentivize states to establish extreme risk protection order laws and get guns out of the hands of those who pose a danger to themselves or others,” Pelosi said.

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Pelosi added that “Democrats will never stop working to end the bloodshed” when it comes to gun violence.

“America’s epidemic of gun violence has reached a fever pitch — and Democrats will never stop working to end the bloodshed.  As we move forward on this bipartisan framework, we are continuing to fight for more life-saving measures: including universal background checks, banning high-capacity magazines and raising the age to buy assault weapons, which must also become law,” she said.

The bipartisan framework on gun violence was announced by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis…