mrs. feinstein: mr. president, our country is still mourning the tragic shootings in buffalo and uvalde in which a total of 31 innocent people were gunned down by teenagers using weapons of war. while these terrible events get our attention and have in this case galvanized the senate to act, they are only two of the 279 shootings that have taken place this year. so it is good that the senate is now considering legislation to address the epidemic of gun violence. the bipartisan safer communities act which we're now considering is a good, albeit modest, bill. i'm particularly pleased to see two issues i prioritized are addressed in this bill. the first is grants to state red flag laws, like the law in my home state of california, which has proven effective at removing guns from people who have been found by a court to possess a threat and a provision closing the boyfriend loophole which has let too many domestic abusers continue to possess firearms. however, while this bill is a step in the right direction

mrs. feinstein: mr. president, our country is still mourning the tragic shootings in buffalo and uvalde in which a total of 31 innocent people were gunned down by teenagers using weapons of war. while these terrible events get our attention and have in this case galvanized the senate to act, they are only two of the 279 shootings that have taken place this year. so it is good that the senate is now considering legislation to address the epidemic of gun violence. the bipartisan safer communities act which we're now considering is a good, albeit modest, bill. i'm particularly pleased to see two issues i prioritized are addressed in this bill. the first is grants to state red flag laws, like the law in my home state of california, which has proven effective at removing guns from people who have been found by a court to possess a threat and a provision closing the boyfriend loophole which has let too many domestic abusers continue to possess firearms. however, while this bill is a step in the right direction