NEW: House passes first of a pair of bills that would expand background checks for gun purchases.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer vows to put them to a vote in his chamber.
House passed both bills in Feb. 2019, but GOP majority blocked them in Senate.
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Senate Majority Leader Schumer vows to put them to a vote in his chamber.
House passed both bills in Feb. 2019, but GOP majority blocked them in Senate.
nbcnews.to/30BkGUF
One of the bills, which passed 227-203, would require background checks on nearly all gun purchases, including transactions involving unlicensed or private sellers.
The other measure would aim to close the “Charleston loophole," which allows sale of a firearm to proceed if a background check isn’t completed within 3 days, by expanding review period to 10 days.
Democrats hold a razor-thin majority in the Senate and need 60 votes to advance most legislation. With all Democrats in favor of the bills, they would need the support of at least 10 Senate Republicans — unlikely for the measures in their current form.
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