Sen. Joe Manchin
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“What passed the House? Not at all,” Manchin said when asked if he supported the legislation.
The House passed two bills this month: one to extend the window for completing a background check before a gun sale, and a second to extend the background check after all sales and transfers. However, the second bill provides exemptions, including for transfers between family members, that respond to an immediate threat or temporary transfer for hunting.
However, Manchin has suggested that he wants a bill that would provide a greater exception for private sales between individuals who know each other.
“I come from a gun culture. I’m a law-abiding gun owner,” Manchin said, adding that he ‘basically says commercial transactions should be controlled in the background. You do not know anyone. ‘
“If I know a person, no,” Manchin said.
Manchin and Sen. Pat Toomey
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Collins reiterated Tuesday that she still supports the proposal.
If the legislation can pass, Congress is once again in the spotlight after a shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo. shooting in the area.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
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Toomey said he did not think the House had come up with anything the Senate could pass.
Collins, meanwhile, said that although she did not see the home bill, it was her understanding that it was ‘very, very broad’.
Manchin’s opposition also raises questions about whether the legislation could pass, even if Senate Democrats pass the legislative filibuster, which they also do not have the support of.
“Home bills are going to be over, no matter what,” Manchin said of the road ahead. “We’re going to try to do the responsible, reasonable thing.”