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Joe Manchin: Trump can ‘make a difference’ on background check expansion
by Chris EgerWest 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 EgerOn 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 EgerTwo 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 EgerU.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 EgerU.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 EgerOn 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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Battle lines drawn for proposed federal background check expansion
by Chris EgerAdvocates both for and against a rebooted nationwide push, announced Wednesday to mandate background checks for virtually all gun transfers to include private sales, are promising a fight.
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Bi-partisan background check bill introduced in U.S. House
by Jared MorganA bill was introduced in the House on Wednesday which aims to close background check loopholes in the purchase of firearms in the country, officials said Wednesday.
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Think tank proposes ‘assault weapon permits’ in place of bans
by Chris EgerWith the 20th anniversary of the original 1994 Assault Weapon Ban as perspective, a noted liberal think tank is suggesting a number of moves to replace the once standard tactic.
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