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Key measures of the bill include the creation of a federal gun licensing system, which would require a federal or state license to purchase a firearm; and implementation of universal background ...
The resolution passed 219-210 nearly on party lines and after a contentious floor debate where Republicans accused the administration of “executive overreach” and Democrats condemned a bill ...
It was the first federal gun control legislation enacted in 28 years. [2] The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R–FL) on October 5, 2021, as an unrelated bill, then modified by an amendment by Senator Chris Murphy (D–CT) on June 21, 2022, and signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 25, 2022.
Fully repealing the law would require an unlikely 60 votes in the Senate and a Republican majority in the House, but Trump plans to unwind as much of it as he can via executive action, a gun ...
The House-passed bill, as well as a package of other gun-control bills passed by the House (including a safe storage law, an increase in the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21, a large-capacity magazine ban, and universal background checks), were blocked in the divided Senate, which is evenly split between the parties.
Schumer said that Democrats would not accept a half-measure, arguing, "The notion that passing a tepid version of an Extreme Risk Protection Order (E.R.P.O.) bill — alone — is close to getting the job done in addressing rampant gun violence in the U.S. is wrong and would be an ineffective cop-out." [18]
The bill represents what may be the only piece of gun control legislation to pass this session. ... the Rhode Island House on Tuesday to vote 45-to-23 for ... the House debate. Calling the bill ...
Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin J. Pearson (right) pictured with Vice President Kamala Harris (center) on April 7, 2023.. On April 6, 2023, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted on resolutions to expel Democratic Representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin J. Pearson for violating the chamber's decorum rules by leading personal protests for gun reform on the House ...