US senators reach bipartisan gun control deal after recent mass shootings

Proposal does not ban assault weapons or raise age required to buy them to 21, but if enacted it would come after years of stalemate

Joe Biden has urged US lawmakers to get a deal on gun reforms to his desk quickly as a group of senators announced a limited bipartisan framework Sunday responding to last month's mass shootings.

The proposed deal is a modest breakthrough offering measured gun curbs while bolstering efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs.