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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has expressed opposition to a pair of gun control bills recently passed by House Democrats and backed by President Joe Biden.
Manchin, who in the past worked on a bipartisan proposal that fell short of getting 60 votes in the Senate, was asked whether he is in favor of House Democrats’ bills and responded:
“I’m still basically where [GOP Senator] Pat Toomey and I have been: The most reasonable responsible piece of gun legislation called Gun Sense, which is basically saying that commercial transactions should be background checked. Commercial, you don’t know a person. If I know a person, no.”
Both Manchin and Toomey have indicated that they’re discussing proposals similar to their 2013 amendment with senators on both sides of the aisle in the wake of the recent mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado.
However, both acknowledged that it’s going to be difficult to break the 50-50 partisan deadlock in the Senate and craft a proposal capable of getting 60 votes.
Do you support or oppose the recently passed gun control bills?
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