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| The prospects of limited gun control reform in the US brightened on Wednesday as a rare glimpse of bipartisan compromise emerged among politicians in Washington. | The prospects of limited gun control reform in the US brightened on Wednesday as a rare glimpse of bipartisan compromise emerged among politicians in Washington. |
| Two senators called a press conference to discuss a deal brokered between Senate Republicans and Democrats to propose wide-ranging background checks on would-be purchasers of firearms. | Two senators called a press conference to discuss a deal brokered between Senate Republicans and Democrats to propose wide-ranging background checks on would-be purchasers of firearms. |
| More significantly, gun control opponents in the Senate appeared to be losing a battle to prevent the proposal from being voted on. The Washington Post reported overnight that a sufficient number of moderate Republicans had agreed to prevent conservative opponents from resorting to filibuster tactics to block a vote. | More significantly, gun control opponents in the Senate appeared to be losing a battle to prevent the proposal from being voted on. The Washington Post reported overnight that a sufficient number of moderate Republicans had agreed to prevent conservative opponents from resorting to filibuster tactics to block a vote. |
| Democrat majority leader Harry Reid has called for a so-called cloture motion in the Senate on Thursday that would pave the way for two weeks of debate and voting on the Senate bill. | Democrat majority leader Harry Reid has called for a so-called cloture motion in the Senate on Thursday that would pave the way for two weeks of debate and voting on the Senate bill. |
| The compromise due to be announced by Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Pat Toomey is expected to expand background checks that would block gun buyers with criminal records or histories of mental illness, including at gun shows and in online sales. Crucially, Republicans have insisted the bill exempt deals or gifts between members of the same family, and want measures to stop data being collected in any national register of gun ownership. | The compromise due to be announced by Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Pat Toomey is expected to expand background checks that would block gun buyers with criminal records or histories of mental illness, including at gun shows and in online sales. Crucially, Republicans have insisted the bill exempt deals or gifts between members of the same family, and want measures to stop data being collected in any national register of gun ownership. |
| This would be a long way short of the comprehensive gun control measures proposed by President Obama after the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in December, which included a ban on assault rifles and measures to limit high-capacity magazines. | This would be a long way short of the comprehensive gun control measures proposed by President Obama after the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in December, which included a ban on assault rifles and measures to limit high-capacity magazines. |
| Any Senate agreement on background checks would also face a bumpy ride in the House of Representatives, where Republicans are even more opposed to any restrictions on the rights of gun owners. | Any Senate agreement on background checks would also face a bumpy ride in the House of Representatives, where Republicans are even more opposed to any restrictions on the rights of gun owners. |
| Families of Sandy Hook victims have been lobbying members of Congress in Washington this week, and Michelle Obama is expected to up the pressure with a rare foray into politics at a gun control event in Chicago later on Thursday. | Families of Sandy Hook victims have been lobbying members of Congress in Washington this week, and Michelle Obama is expected to up the pressure with a rare foray into politics at a gun control event in Chicago later on Thursday. |
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