WASHINGTON (AP) – A moderate Republican senator was seeking broad support Tuesday for a compromise to block guns from suspected terrorists, a day after the chamber split along partisan lines to derail each party’s more sweeping proposals.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was discussing her plan with GOP leaders and said she expected the Senate to vote on her proposal.
“I remain encouraged,” she said.
There was no immediate word from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on whether a vote would occur. And it remained unclear whether she could attract enough support to win if a vote were held.
In an ominous sign, the National Rifle Association’s chief lobbyist criticized Collins’ emerging effort, though he stopped short of outright opposition to it.