House votes to expand gun background checks...227-203

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The House voted 227-203 Thursday to pass a bill that would require background checks for all gun purchasers. Within hours, the chamber will pass a second background check bill to close the "Charleston loophole," which allowed Dylann Roof to buy a firearm used to kill nine people at a Black church in 2015.

Why it matters: Overhauling the nation's gun control laws is a priority for Democrats and the Biden administration, but the bill is unlikely to pass the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, where Republicans oppose attempts to curtail gun rights.

Details: The first bill (H.R. 8) became the first gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years after it was first passed by the House in 2019, following a wave of youth-led activism in the wake of the Parkland shooting. It was never taken up by the GOP-controlled Senate.

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[jimfields33]

1. This is one issue I can't understand why repugs don't support

For you to be turned down for a background check, you’d have to have a felony. Why would repugs want felons (hard core ones) at that having guns. I get their shall not be infringed thing, but come on. This helps them too.

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2. After Jan. 6th I can only assume they are a party of felons.