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‘Come together’: US Dems introduce gun background check bill

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'Come together': US Dems introduce gun background check billDemocrats unveiled landmark gun safety legislation Tuesday five days after regaining the US House majority, seeking swift action on a measure to expand background checks on firearm sales. A similar bill was introduced last year by Democrats, but Republican leaders declined to bring it to a vote. The new bill — which has the backing of former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived being shot in the head eight years ago to the day and is now one of the nation’s leading gun control advocates — has a handful of Republican co-sponsors, and is likely to pass the chamber.