Unanswered questions about the Senate gun control deal

Senate lawmakers are still untangling snags in the structure of their highly anticipated gun reform deal, even as its proponents push to turn their agreement into law by the time Congress leaves for its July 4 recess.

Lawmakers still have significant work to do before the agreement can become law.

And members of Congress from both the Right and the Left found reasons to object to the proposals before they became part of a legislative text.

“Will this bill do everything we need to end our nation’s gun violence epidemic? No,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) as he unveiled the framework last week. Murphy was one of the deal’s top negotiators.

Just days after the announcement of a deal, its negotiators had the backing of Senate leadership on both sides — a promising sign for its likelihood of passing.