House Lawmakers Launch Fresh Efforts To Overhaul Nation's Gun Laws
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales.
by Juana Summers
Mar 02, 2021
2 minutes
Congressional lawmakers are launching a fresh push for significant gun control legislation, introducing two bills aimed at sweeping overhauls of the nation's gun laws.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by California Rep. Mike Thompson, who leads the congressional task force on gun violence prevention, reintroduced legislation Tuesday to require background checks for all gun purchasers.
The legislation was first introduced in the House in January 2019,, making it the first significant piece of gun legislation to be approved by the House in 25 years. But, it stalled in the Senate.
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