First gun control legislation in decades passes the US Senate.

The most major piece of gun legislation in over 30 years has been approved by the US Senate.

By a vote of 65 to 33, Democrats and fifteen Republicans in the upper house of Congress approved the legislation.

It comes after deadly shootings last month at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that claimed 31 lives.

Before President Biden can sign the bill into law, it must now pass the House of Representatives.

The president urged House members to “promptly vote on this bipartisan bill and deliver it to my desk” in a statement issued following the vote.

After 28 years of inaction, bipartisan members of Congress finally responded to the cries of American families and passed legislation to combat the epidemic of gun violence in our neighbourhoods, according to Mr. Biden.

“Families in Uvalde and Buffalo, as well as the victims of too many other fatal shootings, have called for action. We also performed tonight.”

Despite Republican leader Kevin McCarthy asking his members to vote against the package, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to move the legislation through the House fast.

After the vote, Ms. Pelosi stated, “The Rules Committee will meet first thing tomorrow morning to take this life-saving measure to the floor.”

The initiatives, however important, are far from what many Democrats and activists have demanded.

The changes include stricter background checks.