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    Democrats Want Universal Background Checks on Guns

    Members of the new House majority plan to introduce gun legislation they don’t expect to pass. But they want to make a point.
    by Elaine Godfrey Dec 19, 2018 5 minutes
    Source: David Zalubowski / AP

    During the November elections, a number of Democratic House candidates made gun control a central theme of their midterm campaign, and dozens more gave the issue strong emphasis on the trail. Next month, they might have a chance to follow through on their campaign promises with legislation requiring federal background checks on all gun sales.

    The legislation isn’t likely to become law. It will be a bit like Republican House efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in 2017, said Adam Winkler, a constitutional-law professor at UCLA: a symbolic gesture that never becomes the law of the land, but that nonetheless serves a political purpose.

    While the GOP’s attempts to repeal the ACA some Republicans in the midterm elections, Democrats believe their gun-control efforts will help the cause.“It’ll show two things,”

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