The US Senate on Monday rejected four measures restricting gun sales after last week’s massacre in an Orlando nightclub, dealing a bitter setback to advocates who have failed to get even modest gun curbs through Congress despite repeated mass shootings.
All four of the measures to expand background checks on gun buyers and curb gun sales to those on terrorism watch-lists — two put forth by Democrats and two by Republicans — fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage in the 100-member chamber.
But senators were still trying to forge a compromise for later this week that might keep firearms away from people on terrorism watch-lists, although that effort faced an uphill battle with critics in both parties sceptical about its chances.
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