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Senators strike gun background check deal in wake of church shooting
There go the muzzle loaders.[WASHINGTONTIMES] Key Republicans and Democrats announced a significant gun bill Thursday, striking a deal to push federal agencies to report more domestic violence records to the gun-buying background check system. The deal includes Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican whose state suffered the recent tragic church shooting, as well as Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, two Democrats from Connecticut who have been among the most prominent gun-control supporters. "For years agencies and states haven’t complied with the law, failing to upload these critical records without consequence," Mr. Cornyn said. The new bill would punish agencies that fail to report their records on domestic violence to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which screens gun purchases from licensed firearms dealers. It also pushes states to report more records. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-17 |
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