Republican senator walks out of gun law negotiations

Republican senator John Cornyn of Texas said he was ‘done’ as he left Thursday’s closed-door session of gun law negotiations after nearly two hours, saying he was flying home (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

Republican senator John Cornyn of Texas said he was “done” as he left Thursday’s closed-door session of gun law negotiations after nearly two hours, saying he was flying home.

“This is the hardest part because at some point, you just got to make a decision. And when people don’t want to make a decision, you can’t accomplish the result. And that’s kind of where we are right now,” Mr Cornyn said.