Democrats Introduce ‘The Background Check Expansion Act’ Gun Control Bill
Congressional Democrats reintroduced legislation Tuesday to expand federal background checks on all gun sales.
The Background Check Expansion Act would require unlicensed or private sellers to conduct a background check before transferring a firearm, which is not currently required by federal law.
Sen. Chris Murphy reintroduced the legislation in the Senate.
“Joe Biden and hundreds of congressional candidates from both parties ran on the issue of background checks. This is the year to get this bill passed into law,” the Connecticut Democrat said in a statement.
“And this legislation has the chance to bring this country together — even 85 percent of gun owners believe in expanding background checks, and a growing anti-gun violence movement,
