Senate Republicans blocked legislation to combat domestic terrorism that would have allowed for debate to begin on legislation to curb gun violence after a shooting in Uvalde, Texas left 21 people dead.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the Senate would consider amendments in the larger domestic terrorism legislation.

The House of Representatives passed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act last week in response to the deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York, where a 18-year-old Payton Gendron opened fire and killed 10 people and injured 3, with 11 of the 13 victims being Black.

But only one Republican in the House, Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, voted for the legislation and 203 Republicans voted against it. Every Democrat in the

Then this week, Salvador Ramos, another 18-year-old, opened fire at Robb Elementary in the city of Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults. In response, Mr Schumer said the Senate would consider amendments in the legislation.

But the failure to pass the domestic terrorism legislation does not mean that there will be no action. Multiple groups of Senators are discussing legislation to combat gun legislation.

Currently, Senator Chris Murphy is negotiating with a number of Republican Senators to come to a bipartisan consensus since the Senate would require 60 votes to avoid a Republican filibuster. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has repeatedly said he would not support a change to the filibuster.

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