File photo: Rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, US, October 6, 2017 ReutersThe background check bill was approved by a 240-190 voteThe US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet, a measure likely to face Senate and White House opposition. The background check bill, which was approved by a 240-190 vote, is the first gun control measure taken up by Democrats since they regained control of the House in the 2018 congressional midterm elections. The White House said on Monday that Trump’s advisers would recommend the president veto the legislation because it would apply “burdensome requirements” that are “incompatible with the Second Amendment’s guarantee of an individual right to keep arms.”Trump has previously indicated he supported efforts to extend background checks to all gun sales. “I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. 2 House Democrat, told reporters on Tuesday that Republicans had prevented a vote on a background check bill when they controlled the chamber, and that while there were differences among Democrats about how to curb gun violence, the background check bill had broad support.

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