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06-20-2016, 05:48 PM
<header data-beacon="{"p":{"mnid":"headline"}}">Orlando Massacre Wasn’t Enough To Spur Senate To Pass Gun Control Bills
(https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-gun-control-bills-orlando_us_57681a1be4b015db1bca03fa)
Potential terrorists, lone wolves and sleeper cells can still buy all the guns they want. 06/20/2016
Michael McAuliff (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/michael-mcauliff) Senior Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post
Jennifer Bendery (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery) White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Just over a week after the worst mass shooting in American history, the Senate failed Monday to advance a pair of modest and popular gun violence reform measures.</header>
One would have barred gun sales to anyone who has been on a terrorist watch list in the previous five years or who is “reasonably” suspected of posing a terrorist threat. Another would have tightened the background check system to cover the so-called gun show loophole and all internet gun sales. About 90 percent (https://www.gallup.com/poll/160085/americans-back-obama-proposals-address-gun-violence.aspx) of the public favors (https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/06/16/86-percent-americans-support-law-banning-gun-sale/) such steps.
But neither of the proposals could get the 60 votes needed to advance...
Continues here (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-gun-control-bills-orlando_us_57681a1be4b015db1bca03fa)
(https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-gun-control-bills-orlando_us_57681a1be4b015db1bca03fa)
Potential terrorists, lone wolves and sleeper cells can still buy all the guns they want. 06/20/2016
Michael McAuliff (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/michael-mcauliff) Senior Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post
Jennifer Bendery (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jennifer-bendery) White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Just over a week after the worst mass shooting in American history, the Senate failed Monday to advance a pair of modest and popular gun violence reform measures.</header>
One would have barred gun sales to anyone who has been on a terrorist watch list in the previous five years or who is “reasonably” suspected of posing a terrorist threat. Another would have tightened the background check system to cover the so-called gun show loophole and all internet gun sales. About 90 percent (https://www.gallup.com/poll/160085/americans-back-obama-proposals-address-gun-violence.aspx) of the public favors (https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/06/16/86-percent-americans-support-law-banning-gun-sale/) such steps.
But neither of the proposals could get the 60 votes needed to advance...
Continues here (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-gun-control-bills-orlando_us_57681a1be4b015db1bca03fa)