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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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Obama: Nation should be “ashamed” on gun violence, calls for change (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerFollowing recent shootings, President Obama expressed frustration as the White House stated he is prepared to act ‘Administratively, Unilaterally'
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