What's in the bipartisan gun bill unveiled in the Senate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : But gun rights can be restored for those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence five years after completing their sentence if they haven't been convicted of another offense.
48% : Here is what's in the 80-page Bipartisan Safer Communities Act:The bill enhances background checks for firearms buyers under 21 years old by requiring the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to check juvenile and mental health records through local law enforcement or state databases to determine whether a prospective gun buyer under 21 has a possibly disqualifying juvenile record.
47% :Called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the measure is the Senate's response to a pair of mass shootings -- one at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and the other at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas -- that shocked the nation and spurred a group of senators to find consensus around a plan to reform gun laws.
39% : While the bill does not go as far as what President Biden has called for, some of the provisions -- such as enhanced background checks for prospective gun buyers under 21 -- may have made a difference in preventing the massacres in New York and Texas, where both guns used, AR-15-style rifles, were purchased legally, according to law enforcement.

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