Washington | A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the United States Senate late on Thursday (Friday AEST) even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defence.
The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrate the deep divide over firearms in the US, weeks after mass shootings in Texas and New York killed more than 30 people, including 19 children.
