Post by Logan on Jun 16, 2016 21:31:23 GMT -6
WASHINGTON — Sen. Pat Toomey's push on a new gun bill appears to have quickly fallen short.
The Pennsylvania Republican formally introduced a plan Thursday to bar suspected terrorists from buying firearms, but GOP leaders scheduled votes on four other gun bills, leaving his aside.
Republican leaders announced votes this coming Monday on competing GOP and Democratic proposals to expand background checks on gun buyers, and prevent gun purchases by people on federal terror watch lists.
None of the four are expected to pass, though. Instead, they reflect the longstanding partisan divides that have followed mass shootings like the one in Orlando. Each will provide election-year fodder, but little else.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/blogs/capitolinq/Toomey-gun-bill-may-not-sway-Dems-or-.html
The Pennsylvania Republican formally introduced a plan Thursday to bar suspected terrorists from buying firearms, but GOP leaders scheduled votes on four other gun bills, leaving his aside.
Republican leaders announced votes this coming Monday on competing GOP and Democratic proposals to expand background checks on gun buyers, and prevent gun purchases by people on federal terror watch lists.
None of the four are expected to pass, though. Instead, they reflect the longstanding partisan divides that have followed mass shootings like the one in Orlando. Each will provide election-year fodder, but little else.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/blogs/capitolinq/Toomey-gun-bill-may-not-sway-Dems-or-.html