Gun safety bill passed as court knocks down limits
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Senator John Cornyn walks through the U.S. Capitol after giving a speech on gun safety legislation on the Senate floor in Washington. Photo: Reuters
A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures has passed in the US Senate even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defence.