Sen. Chris Murphy says Democrats don’t have enough votes in the Senate to pass the type of “assault” weapons ban championed by President Biden, but he would like to try to pass something in the new Congress.
Mr. Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, said he wants to nudge the issue forward with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer by winning another Senate seat for Democrats in the Dec. 6 runoff election in Georgia.
“I’m glad that President Biden is gonna be pushing us to take a vote on an assault weapons ban,” Mr.