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lso killed.Manchin, a red-state Democrat working with
blue-state Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, is trying to broker
a deal that would expand criminal and mental health background checks by
pressuring states to share data on prohibited purchasers and to include
sales that take place through a commercial enterprise.An individual could
sell another individual a gun without a background check, but if a
commercial entity is involved hosting a gun show or an Internet
site mandatory checks would be required. Even as gun control proponents
bemoan the deal as watered down, gun rights groups remain worried that
the legislation could be altered to create a federal firearms registry.
The Manchin-Toomey plan forbids the creation of such a list, but conservatives
hold little trust when it is the Obama Justice Department that is
doing the enforcement.But even if Manchin-Toomey somehow survives the Senate
and passes the House, it would not prevent the next Newtown. Or
the next Aurora. Or the next Tucson. Or the next Blacksburg. All
of the weapons said to be involved in those mass killings were
legally purchased from gun merchants and subject to full federal background
checks.And while gun control advocates can be happy that the expanded system
may mean fewer gun sales, theres little reason to think that Manchin-Toomey
would do much to help the problem of greatest concern in the
Democratic Party: street crime. As the urban party, Democrat
Controversial gun legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, as lawmakers
voted 68-31 to start debate on the package which includes expanded background
checks and new penalties for gun trafficking.Senate Democrats, joined by
16 Republicans, were able to overcome an attempted filibuster by GOP senators
opposed to the current bill. Those senators could still slow-walk the debate,
but the Senate will eventually begin votes on amendments -- one of
which is considered crucial to winning support for a final vote.The White
House called Thursday's tally an "important" but "early milestone," as both
sides of the issue prepare for a grueling debate -- one that
is being waged in Washington and on the airwaves. The amendment likely
to be at the front of the line is one from Sens.
Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., which would scale back the
call for universal background checks. The plan would expand checks to gun-show
and Internet sales, but exempt certain personal transactions.The National
Rifle Association and other gun-rights supporters voiced concern about the
new proposal, saying it still goes too far. But the plan, offered
by two lawmakers who are at the conservative end of their respective
parties, could help ease opposition ahead of a final vote.The legislation
required at least 60 votes to advance Thursday.If the bill ultimately passes
the Senate, it would still have to pass the Republican-dominated House."The
hard work st
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