The second highest-ranking Senate Democrat told CNN's State of the Union Sunday that he was optimistic that Congress could take small and life saving steps on gun control.
Democratic legislators say there is a chance of a bipartisan agreement to strengthen gun control laws.
According to State of the Union host Dana Bash, he believes Congress could reach a compromise after the shooting.
Chris Murphy told ABC's This Week that more Republicans are talking about finding a path forward after the Uvalde shooting.
Murphy was hopeful for bipartisan agreements on red flag laws, background check requirements and gun storage requirements.
Murphy told CBS that he is willing to support things that make him uncomfortable.
The chances of gun control reforms are realistic, and Republicans will likely not agree to universal background checks or a ban, according to Murphy.
The National Rifle Association has become crazy and advocates for the Second Amendment should support red flag laws, according to Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
The Uvalde shooting did not change the Republican's opposition to tighter gun control. Donald Trump said classroom doors should be staffed with police or armed guards, while Ted Cruz claimed gun control advocates held a "hardened" mentality.
The Uvalde shooting, which left 19 students, two teachers and the suspected shooter dead, had a higher death toll than any US elementary school shooting since the Sandy Hook shooting. The Uvalde shooting followed years of record-setting gun sales with an average of 8.8 million firearms produced annually in the U.S. according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Less than two weeks later, a racially motivated shooting at a Buffalo supermarket killed 10. In the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, President Joe Biden asked legislators to pass common-sense gun control laws and stand up to the firearms lobby. Some Republicans, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, blamed the shooting on mental illness. Democrats have been pushing to tighten federal gun laws for years, but their efforts have largely stopped in Congress.
Biden will be in Uvalde on Sunday to attend a memorial and meet with the families of the shooting victims.
The Uvalde shooting happened as officers on scene waited for tactical units to arrive.
Mass shooting in Texas followed 2 years of surging U.S. gun sales.
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