Sentences with phrase «n't expand background checks»

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A Democratic - controlled Congress back in 2010 didn't have the political capital to pass gun laws (some Democrats have since said that was a mistake), and Congress failed to expand background checks in 2013 after the 2012 Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting.

Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to expand background checks to all commercial sales of guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.

WASHINGTON — Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice Wednesday described a new tactic to try to pass a bill to expand background checks to all commercial sales of guns despite the odds against it: Don't talk about what the legislation is.

«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.

Dick's announced that it will take assault weapons and large capacity magazines off their shelves, not sell firearms to anyone under 21, continue to refuse to sell bump stocks, and urge all legislators to expand background checks.

Expanding on the point above, you don't necessarily want to run every possible kind of background check on every applicant for every role — it's unaffordable.

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.