Amidst the firearm tragedies and all the other news in the world, it is important to stop and take note that the Problem Solvers/No Labels blueprint that passed the infrastructure bill is exactly what has worked to produce the outlines of the biggest gun safety bipartisan deal in many years.
The political press corps – let alone the wider public – has never fully understood the dynamics that got the infrastructure bill into law. Appreciating what happened, and what is happening now on gun safety, is not about taking credit. But it is important to recognize the power of this template to advance the cause of the type of two-party solutions that a large majority of the American people want to see on a range of national challenges. Among the infrastructure law blueprint elements that are being replicated in the progress towards a bipartisan gun safety bill: * Begin with a belief that bicameral, bipartisan conversations are the new “regular order” by which bills can become laws in the face of polarizing paralysis. * Outline a framework on the front end that binds everyone together with trust and a common goal. * Only include elements that can get 60 votes in the Senate. * Be guided by what the country needs and what citizens want, not by the demands and political veto attempts of the extremes on both sides. * Don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good. * Recognize the formidable political power that comes with putting together a rational, commonsense proposal. Final passage of a firearm safety agreement is not guaranteed, but in a short period of time, the bipartisan group of Senators has put together a framework that has been endorsed by President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leader McConnell. Here is a look at the major components of the bipartisan Senate framework: | 
