Senate gun deal a positive first step, LI advocates say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "I believe including universal background checks was the most important aspect that could have been added to this legislation.
51% : Another measure bans the sale of body armor and bulletproof vests to anyone outside law enforcement and certain other public service fields.
50% : It stops short of banning assault weapons, instituting universal background checks and raising the minimum age of people who purchase semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21, provisions advocates have lobbied for unsuccessfully for years.
38% : Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a prolonged battle over the question of gun control, with most Democrats, including President Joe Biden, looking for tougher restrictions on gun ownership.

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