Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who was involved in putting together the components of the
bill that would address
gun trafficking and straw purchasing, said on the NBC News program «Meet the Press» that the overall legislation represented a satisfactory
compromise between pro-
gun-rights and pro-
gun-control lawmakers.
«Right now it doesn't look good,» New York Republican Rep. Peter King told CNN, summing up the chances that his
bill - identical to the bipartisan
compromise developed in the Senate expanding background checks for many
gun sales - could pass in the House.