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House Dems to introduce bill for background checks on all gun purchases or transfers: report

House Democrats plan to push a bill to require a background check for every gun sale in America, according to a report from Mother Jones. Rep. Mike Thompson Charles (Mike) Michael Thompson Dems ... read more

Democrats Introduce Bill Requiring Background Checks For Ammo Purchases

If passed, the legislation would require ammo purchases to undergo a background check ... of gun violence that devastate communities across the country. It takes more than just a gun to take an innoce... read more

NH House kills gun background check bill

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales and transfers to include gun shows, the Internet and flea markets was killed by the state’s House of ... read more

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce universal background check for firearm sales

Lawmakers introduced a bill ... background for all firearm purchases in Pennsylvania. The bill was announced Tuesday, and would include all firearm sales except for familial transfers. "While there is ... read more

Democrats' call to action after Vegas shooting includes plea for 'moral courage' on gun control legislation

announced plans to introduce ... to toughen background checks and expand them to all commercial firearm sales, including gun show and internet purchases. "To me, it's really wrong to jump out and poli... read more

GOP, Dem Senators Introduce Bill To Bolster Gun Background Check System

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday morning introduced a bill aimed at ensuring the proper criminal record information makes it to the background check system used to approve gun purchases ... ... read more

Committee rejects expanded background checks

A legislative committee on Monday effectively killed a bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — an issue that drew large crowds to the Capitol as well as big campaign contributions and int... read more

Senators Unveil Deal To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales

Subjecting more firearms purchases ... the background check requirement to nearly all gun sales. Reid would try to replace that language with the Manchin-Toomey compromise once debate begins, a move t... read more

Democrats to Launch Gun-Control Push That’s Almost Certain to Fail

It involves strengthening background checks by closing a loophole that allows gun purchases ... Democrats hope that getting the Republicans’ opposition to gun control on the record will hurt certain s... read more

After CA's Gun Laws Fail, Dems Say They'll Push for the Same Ones Nationwide

As Democrats are set to control the House of Representatives next year, they say one of their first agendas will be to introduce ... gun laws, including a background check. The Giffords Law Center boa... read more

Congress returns to DC amid growing call for action on gun violence

There’s also a scheduling challenge in the House ... re-introduce the bill he and Sen. Joe Manchin co-wrote after the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. It would expand background checks on fi... read more