‘Come together’: US Dems introduce gun background check bill 0 SHARES Share it! A similar bill was introduced last year by Democrats, but Republican leaders declined to bring it to a vote. Giffords joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Mike Thompson, who heads a Democratic task force on gun violence, in introducing the bill, calling for “courage” among lawmakers. The bill would expand background checks to all gun sales, closing loopholes in federal law requiring criminal background checks when firearms are sold by licensed dealers but allowing private citizens to sell and transfer guns to one another without any background check. “By closing these loopholes and expanding background checks, we will make our communities safer,” she said.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 09, 2019 02:35 UTC