Gun safety bills advance in U.S. Senate and in California; Right to abortion may be enshrined in California constitution; Security guards say they need risk pay after two years of COVID conditions

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• Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorses bipartisan gun safety deal
• California lawmakers advance gun safety bills — including one to regulate gun ads directed at kids 
• A measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the California constitution is speeding its way through the legislature
• Bay Area security guards say enforcing COVID rules has made their jobs riskier 

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