Schumer To Supporters: Call On Lawmakers For 'Common-Sense Gun Control'

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The U.S. Senate on Monday will hold votes on gun control proposals in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre.

As WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported, the legislation would expand universal background checks and stop people on no-fly or terror watch lists from getting guns.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) addressed onlookers at his news conference in Herald Square Sunday, urging them to do their part in getting what he called common-sense gun safety laws passed.

"The people who are just bowing obeisance to the NRA are feeling the heat," Schumer said. "A little more heat could push us over the top - so please email, text, call, write, petition."

Last week, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) waged a nearly 15-hour filibuster on gun control.

He yielded the floor once he said he had won commitments from Republican leaders to hold votes on amendments to expand background checks for firearms sold at gun shows and online retailers, as well as ban gun sales to suspected terrorists.

Murphy had been seeking a vote on legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), which would let the government bar sales of guns and explosives to people it suspects of being terrorists.

On "Face the Nation" Sunday, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said the solution to keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists is a bill proposed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), which would let the government delay firearms sales to suspected terrorists for up to 72 hours. Prosecutors would have to persuade a judge to block the transaction permanently.

But Schumer said that proposal would not be nearly as effective.

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