What’s inside the Manchin-Toomey background check proposal?

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) have released their much buzzed-about proposal to extend background checks to all commercial gun sales, including sales conducted at gun shows or on the Internet.  The proposal would exempt some gun sales from background checks, such as those that occur between relatives. From the press… Read more »

Manchin, Toomey to announce gun background check proposal

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In a Senate where the definition of majority is 60 percent, not 50 + 1, the question isn’t just whether Republicans will filibuster gun safety legislation, it’s what price will Republicans and conservative Democrats demand in order to let it pass. Later this morning, Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey will offer their answer: Two… Read more »

Gulp: Sens. Manchin and Toomey set to unveil fed background check ‘deal;’ Tea Party activists upset with ‘traitor’

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https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/321832464970571777 https://twitter.com/kasie/status/321806557274845185 https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/321762654014304257 https://twitter.com/debitking/status/321802465735495682 Journalists on Twitter were buzzing tonight about a looming deal on federal background checks cooked up by the recently evolved Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. A press conference will reportedly take place tomorrow at 11am Eastern. Stalwart conservative GOP Sen. Ted Cruz will be holding a separate… Read more »