Tactic to force vote on gun bill fails | Arizona Capitol Times
Senate Republicans quashed a bid Tuesday to force a vote on legislation to forbid people from buying weapons unless they first have a background check.
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Senate Republicans quashed a bid Tuesday to force a vote on legislation to forbid people from buying weapons unless they first have a background check.
SB 1546 would have closed the so-called "gun show" loophole that allows someone to buy a gun without the federal background check that federally licensed firearms dealers are required to perform before a sale is completed.
Is it really too much to ask that our leaders embrace the horror of what happened in an Uvalde, Texas, school by jumping out of the NRA's pocket?
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