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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 .
John Katko, Claudia Tenney vote against expanding background checks for gun sales
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a press conference on passage of gun violence prevention legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 11, 2021. (Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM/TNS)TNS
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Washington – Central New York’s two members of Congress voted Thursday against House bills that would tighten federal laws for gun sales, giving more scrutiny to those who purchase firearms.
Reps. John Katko, R-Camillus, and Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, voted with the majority of Republicans in opposition to two gun bills, arguing they would do little to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals.