WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposition is growing to a bipartisan Senate plan for expanding background checks for firearms buyers, enough to put the proposal’s fate in jeopardy. But the measure may change as both sides compete for support in one of the pivotal fights in the battle over curbing guns.
The Senate was continuing debate Tuesday on a wide-ranging gun control bill, with the focus on a background check compromise struck last week between Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Manchin said the vote on that amendment was likely to be delayed from midweek to late in the week, a move that would give both sides more time to win over supporters.President Barack Obama, in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, urged lawmakers to pay attention to public support for expanding background checks and remember the slayings of 26 schoolchildren and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.“The notion that Congress would defy the overwhelming instinct of the American people after what we saw happen in Newtown, I think is unimaginable,” Obama said in the interview, aired Tuesday. He said it’s a given that the vote is politically difficult for some lawmakers “because the gun lobby is paying attention and has shown no willingness to budge.”“I think we’ve got a good chance of seeing it pass if members of Congress are listening to the American people,” Obama said.Underscoring the bargaining underway, the two sponsors seemed willing to consider a change to their deal that would exempt gun buyers from background checks if they live hundreds of miles from licensed firearms dealers, one Senate aide said.
now after being put on the chair with lights in your eyes let's see who republicans actually pledge their allegiance to.
Background checks are required only for sales handled by licensed gun dealers. The Manchin-Toomey measure would extend that to sales at advertised venues like gun shows and online, while exempting other transactions like those between relatives and friends.The two senators’ deal doesn’t go as far as Obama wanted, but he has said it would represent progress.From a group of 16 GOP senators gun control advocates have considered possible allies, at least nine have now said they oppose the background check compromise and one said he is leaning against it.
what you are witnessing is republican congress ignore you they might has well flip us the birdie. i would think that those whp ppose oppose 90% of the public hell Romney only disparaged 47% and see what we did, we need to take a page from our own playbook 2012 and apply it to 2014 because disrespecting 90% of "we the people" is twice as many as 47%.
we all have been there 2012 we know what to do "let's do it again", 2014.
