A bipartisan group of more than 200 mayors called on the Senate to return from its August recess to take up legislation to strengthen background checks for gun buyers
A bipartisan group of more than 200 mayors on Thursday called on the Senate to return from its August recess, demanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reconvene the chamber to take up legislation to strengthen background checks for gun buyers.
The House passed two bills in late February that the mayoral coalition endorsed — one would require background checks for all firearm sales, and the other would close the so-called Charleston loophole by extending the background check review period for the purchase of firearms. Both bills passed with bipartisan support, but have hit a wall in the Senate, where McConnell has refused to bring either up for a vote.
President Donald Trump in the wake of the shootings expressed support for shoring up background checks, telling reporters Wednesday there was a “great appetite” politically for taking such steps despite backing off the issue in the past. He added this week that “I think both Republican[s] and Democrat[s] are getting close to a bill on — to doing something with background checks,” but he has not backed either bill mentioned by mayors in their letter.
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