{"id":392390,"date":"2019-01-11T05:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T04:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push\/"},"modified":"2019-01-11T05:02:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T04:02:53","slug":"prison-planet-com-house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb House Democrats Begin Gun-Control Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push\/\"><strong>Free Beacon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>January 10, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>House Democrats announced on Tuesday night the first piece of gun-control legislation they planned to pursue now that they are back in power.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) joined a coalition of the nation\u2019s leading gun-control groups to unveil the new measure in an effort to demonstrate Democrats will make gun control a leading issue in the coming Congress. She spoke while standing alongside representatives from Moms Demand Action, the Brady Campaign, and March for Our Lives. Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was shot eight years ago on Tuesday and now represents one of the best funded gun-control groups in the country, also spoke in support of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a day of action,\u201d Pelosi said at the event. \u201cWe say enough is enough by finally bringing common sense bipartisan background check legislation to the floor of the House. The gun violence crisis is an epidemic that requires the energy engagement of our entire nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStopping gun violence takes courage,\u201d Giffords said. \u201cThe courage to do what\u2019s right. The courage of new ideas. I\u2019ve seen great courage when my life was on the line. Now is the time to come together. Be responsible. Democrats. Republicans. Everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill they unveiled, titled the <a href=\"https:\/\/mikethompson.house.gov\/sites\/mikethompson.house.gov\/files\/THOMCA_001_xml%20%28002%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019<\/a>, would outlaw gun sales between private parties on the used market unless an FBI background check was obtained before the gun is transferred. It includes exceptions for temporary firearms transfers and gifts or sales between family members as well as a few other small carve outs but would expand background check requirements beyond sales conducted by licensed gun dealers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019  at  7:52 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      &#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/house-democrats-begin-gun-control-push.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free BeaconJanuary 10, 2019 House Democrats announced on Tuesday night the first piece of gun-control legislation they planned to pursue now that they are back in power. 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