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US House passes two gun control bills
The US House on Thursday passed a pair of bills that will add new background check requirements for gun transfers between private parties and extend the background check period.
| 13 March 2021 10:19 AM GMT
WASHINGTON: The US House on Thursday passed a pair of bills that will add new background check requirements for gun transfers between private parties and extend the background check period.
The first bill, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, passed by a 227-203 vote with eight Republicans backing the measure and one Democrat broke party ranks to oppose it, Xinhua news agency reported. The bill would require a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer to first take possession of the gun while a background check is being conducted, mending a loophole in current law where unlicensed and private sellers are not required to conduct background checks for gun transfers. However, it offered an exemption for guns transferred as gifts
State politicians joined community organizers and hundreds of volunteers to knock on doors and schedule COVID shots in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood Saturday.
The US House on Thursday passed a pair of bills that will add new background check requirements for gun transfers between private parties and extend the background check period.The first bill, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, passed by a .
The Fight Is On to Define the Pandemic Aid Bill
Democrats have embraced the scope and cost of the stimulus measure, daring Republicans to campaign against the myriad benefits it delivers for their constituents.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. The bill is likely to be a main point of contention in next year’s midterm elections, as Democrats seek to retain their thin majorities in the House and the Senate.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans and Democrats finally agree on something: The pandemic rescue bill President Biden signed into law on Thursday is the largest expansion of government support programs in more than 50 years. Where they differ is on whether that is good or bad.