Lawmakers launch new effort at tightening background checks on gun sales
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By Jalen Wade
WASHINGTON (March 4, 2021) Amidst a surge in firearms sales, lawmakers in the Senate and House have introduced legislation expanding background checks for all gun purchases. Background checks are simple, easy, and they save lives. That s why more than 90 percent of Americans support our legislation to make sure no guns are sold in this country without a background check, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and the lead sponsor of the background check measure in the Senate, said in a statement Tuesday.
His bill has 45 Democratic co-sponsors, including Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen.
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Local woman represents Mountain View at inauguration
Courtesy of Katie Nelson
Mountain View Police Department spokeswoman Katie Nelson, above, second from right, stands among other public information specialists near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, during President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Due to concerns about the pandemic and about security following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, the inauguration of President Joe Biden was a relatively muted affair with limited attendance. So perhaps it’s all the more impressive that a representative of Mountain View found herself among the select few observing the festivities in Washington, D.C., last week.