This weekend, tens of thousands of Americans took to the streets for the March for Our Lives protest against rampant gun violence. At the same time, the Senate has announced a bipartisan deal on gun reform that is the first substantial gun safety bill in decades. The bill itself is fairly toothless, because how else could democrats get 10 republicans on board? But it does include important and long overdue moves on gun reform that are better than, well, nothing. 20 senators, 10 democrats and 10 republicans, signed onto the framework, writing “Families are scared, and it is our duty to come together and get something done that will help restore their sense of safety and security in their communities, … Most importantly, our plan saves lives while also protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans.”