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Senate Defeats Background-Check Plan, Imperiling Gun Bill
By Heidi Przybyla & James Rowley - 2013-04-17T23:19:52Z
The Senate defeated a plan to expand background checks for firearm
purchasers, imperiling President Barack Obama's bid for new gun-control
measures four months after 20 schoolchildren were shot to death in Newtown,
Connecticut.
Senators voted 54-46, with 60 needed to adopt the measure, as a handful of
Democrats joined most Republicans in opposition. The vote was the most
significant on gun control in 20 years and countered 90 percent public
support of mandatory background checks. | t***h
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Gun-Buyer Background Checks to Get U.S. Senate Vote Today
By Heidi Przybyla - 2013-04-17T17:46:59Z
President Barack Obama's bid for new gun-control measures will be defeated
today unless Senate Democratic leaders succeed in a final push to pick up
the votes needed to expand background checks for gun purchasers.
Democratic leaders scheduled today's votes on amendments to S. 649 starting
at 4 p.m. Washington time. The centerpiece, a measure to include background
checks for firearms purchases over the Internet and at gun shows, is at
least five votes short of the 60 needed, according to an informal count
leaders are using to target undecided lawmakers. It will be the most
significant vote on gun control in 20 years. |
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