In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said he's prepared to work with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, on gun safety legislation.

Why it matters: So-called red flag laws, which Cornyn said he'd be open to discussing, seem to be the most realistic path for a congressional compromise, Axios' Alayna Treene and Andrew Solender write.

• Red flag laws allow law enforcement to temporarily take guns away from those considered to be a threat to themselves or others.
• Legislation that would expand background checks and address loopholes in waiting period rules is also being discussed but appears less likely to overcome a Senate filibuster.

Between the lines: The shooter had no known history of mental illness. Authorities have disclosed he entered the school through an unlocked door — and that the school had no armed security guard.

The big picture: At the state level, Republicans and Democrats have found common ground over red flag laws.

• Nineteen states have red flag laws, including in GOP-controlled states such as Florida and Indiana. However, talks in the Texas Legislature stalled in 2018 when Gov. Greg Abbott asked lawmakers to take up the measure. He later dropped the idea after gun advocates and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed back.

What they're saying: Cornyn said Tuesday's shooting could provide a new "impetus" to the stalled talks over gun safety legislation, Bloomberg reported.

• Both Senate Democrats and Republicans held small-group discussions Wednesday to gauge bipartisan support for the passage of any legislation.

But, but, but: Compromise remains a long way off.

What's next: President Biden will visit Uvalde on Sunday to meet with families.

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Uvalde may have been unknown to most Americans before the mass shooting this week, but the town has deep roots in the Mexican American struggle for civil rights.

The big picture: The massacre took place in a school district that's home to one of the most crucial school walkouts in civil rights history, writes Axios' Russell Contreras.

Flashback: In 1970, a group of Mexican American students in Uvalde staged a walkout to protest the district's refusal to renew the contract of Josue "George" Garza, a popular Mexican American teacher.

• Students demanded the all-white school board hire more Mexican American educators and offer Chicano history courses.
• The school board refused to negotiate. Demonstrations lasted six weeks — one of the longest school walkouts in U.S. history.

Threat level: The white Uvalde leaders brought in the Texas Rangers, who stood on buildings with rifles pointed at demonstrators as helicopters flew low, to help squash the protests.

• The walkout was eventually suppressed, and students were flunked for a year. Many left and completed school elsewhere.

Yes, but: The standoff helped fuel the rise of Chicano political power.

Legacy: University of Texas historian Monica Muñoz Martinez, who went to school in Uvalde, said she was influenced by the activism.

• Martinez won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant last year for her work on a book detailing anti-Mexican violence in the early 20th century throughout the Texas borderlands.

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