3/12/2013

Background check bill passed out of Senate Judiciary Committee has slim chance of passing full Senate

From Politico:
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a Democratic bill calling for background checks on all gun sales, which could potentially lead to the biggest change in U.S. gun laws in years. 
But the likelihood of the full Senate approving such a bill is slim because of objections from Republicans. 
The bill was approved on a 10-8 party-line vote and mandates background checks on all gun purchases and sales, including private transactions. State governments will also be able to tap into a national criminal background check system. . . . 
Without such Republican support, Democrats from conservative states are unlikely to sign on to the measure. Coburn objected to the idea that permanent records being kept of gun purchases. . . .

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