Watch report; House approves bill to expand gun-sale background checks
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second from left, joins New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, center, as he signs a gun control bill at a ceremony in New York, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Cuomo signed a"red flag" bill, which attempts to prevent people who present a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or owning a gun. Last Updated Wednesday, February 27, 2019 5:23PM EST
Both bills face dim prospects in the Republican-controlled Senate and veto threats from President Donald Trump, who said they would impose unreasonable requirements on gun owners. The long-delayed bill would merely close loopholes to ensure that background checks are extended to private and online sales that often go undetected, Democrats said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed the GOP proposal, saying, “We won a big victory - get the message.” “What it would do is make criminals out of law-abiding citizens,” Scalise said. “If you go hunting with a friend and your friend wants to borrow your rifle, you better bring your attorney with you because depending on what you do with that gun you may be a felon if you loan it to him.”
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