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Joe Manchin: Trump can ‘make a difference’ on background check expansion

by Chris Eger

West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin on Friday said that President Trump can "apply gun sense" should a renewed effort surface towards universal background checks for gun sales.

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Toomey to rehash background check bill in new Congress

by Chris Eger

On the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey signaled he would give his old bipartisan background check bill a fresh look.

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Senate showdown on gun control ends in narrow win for Second Amendment

by Chris Eger

Two anti-gun measures, which would have turned the no-fly-list into the no-gun-buy list and expanded background checks to private sales, were defeated Thursday in close votes.

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Manchin says renewed background check bill unlikely

by Chris Eger

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat co-sponsor of a failed bill to expand background checks to private gun sales, says it’s not going to come back up.

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Lawmaker introduces expanded background check legislation to House (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, a Virginia Democrat, debuted a bill to require private gun sellers to verify transfers through an FFL before the sale of a firearm.

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Manchin, Toomey could restart background check bill (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

On the heels of a mass shooting last week, Senators Pat Toomey, and Sen. Joe Manchin, ponder if the time might be right to renew old efforts at gun control.

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Gun control group calls out gun industry ‘lapdogs’ in campaign finance scorecard (VIDEO)

by Jared Morgan

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released its scorecard Monday naming the 12 “worst of the worst” political candidates who the gun control group says have taken money from gun lobbyists.

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Obama: Nation should be “ashamed” on gun violence, calls for change (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Following recent shootings, President Obama expressed frustration as the White House stated he is prepared to act ‘Administratively, Unilaterally'

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Harry Reid calls for universal background checks following Las Vegas ambush

by Chris Eger

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid challenged lawmakers on Capitol Hill to expand mandates on background checks for firearm sales and transfers, citing the recent murder of two police officers and a concealed-carry permit holder in Las Vegas Sunday.

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Gottlieb: Gun rights lobby needs to lead, not follow on background checks (VIDEO)

by S.H. Blannelberry

"If we write a background check bill we could write it in a way that protects our rights," Gottlieb explained. "If we let the other side do it it's not going to protect our rights and it'll be a disaster because Bloomberg wants to write it in a way that's more than a disaster."

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