US Senators announce gun violence bill with bipartisan support

The breakthrough in a 29-year stalemate on gun reform comes after two devastating mass shootings in Texas and New York

US senators have announced an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill, marking a small but notable breakthrough on gun control in the wake of recent mass shootings.

Nine days after Senate bargainers agreed to a framework proposal - and 29 years after Congress last enacted major firearms curbs - senators Chris Murphy, a Democrat and John Cornyn, a Republican, told reporters on Tuesday that a final accord on the proposal's details had been reached.