Sentences with phrase «by expanding background checks»

«By expanding background checks to include private - party transfers, there is a higher chance that these policies will make it harder for felons and other prohibited persons to acquire firearms and commit violent crimes.»

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In the context of an angel group with membership application standards consistent with those of the industry and approved by an industry group, things like a personal referral from an existing accredited investor member, automated background and identity checks, and the use of an expanded investor suitability questionnaire, might be deemed to satisfy the «reasonable steps to verify» test under Rule 506 (c).

But the Democratic - controlled Senate voted against legislation pushed by the president that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases to gun shows and online sales.

Even as he voiced support for proposals generally backed by Democrats — including expanded background checks and raising the age limit to 21 for some gun buyers — the president peppered his remarks with inaccurate facts about mass shootings and gun policy.

The poll released Monday found the expanded background check period is supported by 90 percent of voters surveyed.

Proponents of expanding background checks for gun purchases formally kicked off a campaign in Maine — one of two key national races this year pitting a group co-founded by billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a response to mass shootings in 2014 against the group it was meant to target — the NRA.

New York congressional candidate Anthony Brindisi distanced himself from his own favorable rating from the National Rifle Association a couple weeks ago by calling for a ban on high - capacity magazines and expanding firearm background checks.

In Colorado earlier this month, two state senators — including the Senate president, who is a former police chief and himself a gun owner — were recalled from office by voters for backing a bill implementing expanded background checks of gun purchasers.

The measures, introduced at a news conference by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Democratic lawmakers flanked by gun control advocates, are meant to close loopholes for gun ownership for people who are deemed a serious risk, those who have been convicted of domestic violence, expand background checks and end the legal possession of bump stocks.

Washington (CNN)- The leading bipartisan negotiations in the Senate for new gun control legislation would favor expanding background checks but would fall short of the universal approach backed by President Barack Obama and many Democrats, CNN has learned.

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Its CEO went even further by calling for a government ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks, increasing the minimum age for gun purchases, requiring expanded universal background checks, and closing the gun show loophole.

A grant from CREDO members would have a significant impact on the three main areas that the Brady Center focuses on: reducing the flow of crime guns into communities most heavily impacted by gun violence, expanding and protecting the Brady Background Check system and changing the cultural perception that owning or carrying a gun makes you safer.

The process was then expanded by some companies to look at your credit history with credit checks and today, companies like Social Intelligence are being hired to provide social media background checks.

Whether the expanded criminal record background check is performed by the Indiana State Police, or a background screening company, the check will not include any credit history information.

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