Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, renewed his push to direct billions of additional federal dollars toward more police officers and mental health counselors in schools,...
Cruz said his proposal would be the “most far reaching school safety legislation ever enacted” as it would devote $10 billion to mental health professionals in schools, double the number of police officers on campuses and fund additional security improvements.Murphy, as he has previously, suggested Cruz is more interested in garnering publicity than actual legislating.
Murphy said serious-minded senators sat down last summer to compromise and pass an actual bill that would help address school shootings without hearing a peep from Cruz. Like Cruz’s bill, the new law aims to bolster school security and mental health resources, but it also includes enhanced background checks for those under 21, tighter gun prohibitions for domestic violence offenders and federal funding for state-level red flag laws.
In an interview, Cornyn defended the compromise he hammered out with Murphy, a package that angered some Second Amendment advocates despite eschewing aggressive gun control measures such as a ban on assault-style firearms.
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