{"id":340028,"date":"2021-03-29T05:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T09:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=340028"},"modified":"2021-03-29T05:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T09:15:13","slug":"democrats-face-gun-legislation-dilemma-as-support-for-house-background-check-bill-breaks-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-face-gun-legislation-dilemma-as-support-for-house-background-check-bill-breaks-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Face Gun Legislation Dilemma as Support for House Background Check Bill Breaks Down\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-face-gun-legislation-dilemma-as-support-for-house-background-check-bill-breaks-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=340028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4189.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senate Democrats punted on taking up House gun-control bills on Friday, acknowledging that the restrictions put forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) were &#8220;dead on arrival,&#8221; according to senior Senate aides.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facing&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/democrats-point-to-gun-legislation-as-justification-for-nuking-filibuster\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">pressure<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;from gun-control activists and Democratic elected officials alike, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.)&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1375104154012688391\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">told colleagues<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thursday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;he would bring background check legislation to the floor shortly after the Senate returns for business on April 12.&nbsp; But with Sens.&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/liberals-lash-out-at-manchin-for-opposing-background-check-bill\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Joe Manchin<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(D., W.Va.),&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/544820-democrats-divided-on-gun-control-strategy?rl=1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jon Tester<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(D., Mont.), and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/2021\/03\/18\/this-issue-shows-limits-of-manchin-public-opinions-ability-to-move-gop\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Susan Collins<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(R., Maine) publicly stating their opposition to House-passed background check bill H.R. 8, Democrats must find a viable replacement. The political environment makes that a nearly impossible task, according to multiple Senate aides.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Guns<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0 \">\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/democrats-face-gun-legislation-dilemma-as-support-for-house-background-check-bill-breaks-down\/\"><strong>Democrats Face Gun Legislation Dilemma as Support for House Background Check Bill Breaks Down&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/second-amendment-activists-prevail-in-federal-court\/\"><strong>Second Amendment Activists Prevail in Federal Court&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/guns\/army-vet-plans-to-appeal-ninth-circuit-ruling-against-gun-carry\/\"><strong>Army Vet Plans to Appeal Ninth Circuit Ruling Against Gun Carry<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A senior Republican aide said H.R. 8&#8217;s requirement that licensed gun dealers perform background checks nearly every time someone sells or even lends a gun to another person is a non-starter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;H.R. 8 is just&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dead on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;arrival,&#8221; a senior Republican staffer said. &#8220;Period. It doesn&#8217;t have the votes. Not only does it not have the votes quietly it doesn&#8217;t have the votes loudly because Manchin and Toomey are out there opposing it.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Staunch opposition has led to speculation that Democratic leadership will revive a bipartisan 2013 bill that would only apply background checks to private sales. Democratic threats to abolish the filibuster to ram through gun-control legislation could alienate Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.), a sponsor of the 2013 background check bill, according to a senior aide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Senator Toomey is not interested in playing political games or being an example in a background check exercise,&#8221; the aide said. &#8220;He&#8217;s interested in achieving an actual outcome.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2013, Toomey not only cosponsored the amendment to extend background checks to private sales but also played a leading role in selling the policy to voters and fellow senators. He was able to convince four Republican colleagues to vote for the proposal despite strong opposition from the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups. The amendment failed to meet the 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;Toomey, a key swing vote in the Senate, said Democrats should put forward a background check bill that reflects a bipartisan consensus, according to the aide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;He&#8217;s interested in a consensus product, he&#8217;s not interested in political theater,&#8221; the Toomey aide said. &#8220;He&#8217;s not interested in helping lead a project that&#8217;s just ultimately doomed to fail.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Other Senate staffers remained skeptical a background check compromise could get to 60 votes but said they could see different bipartisan gun proposals getting there. They pointed to Toomey&#8217;s cosponsor on the 2013 legislation, Manchin, as the man who can help moderate the proposals in an evenly split Senate.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;I think Toomey and Manchin would like to get to yes on something but it sounds like the House bill is a bridge too far,&#8221; a third senior Republican Senate staffer said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Democrats have begun to make overtures toward a bipartisan deal. Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.)&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1375214546663714821\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">said on Thursday<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;he and Schumer will &#8220;spend the next several weeks working with both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate to try to craft the strongest background checks bill that can pass.&#8221; Schumer has struck a different tone, warning that Democrats will move legislation without any Republican support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;We will try to work with our Republican colleagues on a bipartisan basis when and where we can,&#8221; Schumer said on Thursday. &#8220;But if they choose to obstruct, rather than work with us to deliver for American families, we must make progress nonetheless. Failure is not an option.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Republicans said it is largely up to Schumer how things will unfold in April. If he pursues a&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compromise solution<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;with Republicans like Toomey and Democrats like Manchin leading the way, there may be room to find a 60-vote bill. Such a bill would have to balance Republican concessions, such as red flag laws, against progressive policy goals, such as AR-15 bans, in order to pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Does Schumer want to actually come to the table and talk about stricter enforcement on straw purchases?&#8221; one staffer asked. &#8220;Does he want to talk about some of the gun restraining order proposals that had strong due process checks in them? Or does he just want to keep trying to run up against the filibuster and score political points?&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n\t\t<!-- \/339474670\/Freebeacon\/InContent --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats punted on taking up House gun-control bills on Friday, acknowledging that the restrictions put forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) were &#8220;dead on arrival,&#8221; according to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311294,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4189.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Face Gun Legislation Dilemma as Support for House Background Check Bill Breaks Down\u00a0","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4189.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Face Gun Legislation Dilemma as Support for House Background Check Bill Breaks Down\u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}