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Universal background checks moving closer to a Senate vote:
"Senate Democrats said Thursday they will take up gun control immediately after a two-week Easter vacation, and said the bill they’ll bring to the chamber floor will include universal background checks for all firearms sales and a crackdown on gun trafficking and straw purchases.
The background checks are the biggest sticking point — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will include a strict measure written by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, rather than wait for a bipartisan compromise to emerge.
Mr. Reid said he is open to substituting that compromise if it’s reached in time, but said the Senate bill will expand background checks either way.
“I want to be clear: In order to be effective, any bill that passes the Senate must include background checks,” he said.
He began the process of bringing the bill to the Senate floor Thursday, even as the chamber was debating its fiscal 2014 budget."
Stage set for Senate gun control debate; background checks are sticking point - Washington Times
He better hurry up. The public support for more gun control is waning...
Poll: Support for stricter gun control wanes - CBS News