U.S. Senate votes to take initial step toward gun legislation in procedural vote

June 21, 2022
U.S. Senate votes to take initial step toward gun legislation in procedural vote
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate took an initial step towards passing the country’s first major gun legislation in decades on Tuesday night, voting in favor of a procedural measure that would allow the chamber to consider and vote on the bill this week.

(This story corrects to capitalize U.S. in headline)

(Reporting by Moira Warburton)

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