House passes a major gun-control measure expanding background checks, but the legislation faces resistance in GOP-controlled Senate
WASHINGTON—The House prepared Wednesday to pass an expansion of background checks for nearly all gun sales, a cornerstone of the legislative agenda newly empowered Democrats pledged to enact, but one that faces resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate.
The legislation expected to pass the House Wednesday afternoon would be the most significant gun-control measure to clear Congress in decades, were it to become law. But Republicans in the Senate indicated this week they were unlikely to take it up, while gun-control advocates...
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