Gun Control: A Capitol Debate

How gun legislation is shaping up in Congress.

Clean Up Your Act - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is adamant that the House pass a "clean" spending bill with no Obamacare strings attached.    (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The Sandy Hook Factor - President Obama gave several Sandy Hook family members a lift to Washington on Air Force One to lobby senate lawmakers after his gun control speech in Connecticut on April 8. "I might not vote the way they wanted me to vote, but giving them the chance to be heard, giving them a chance to tell their story meant a lot to them and it meant a lot to me," Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia.)   (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2013/03/National-03-01-03-15/030513-national-week-polls-guns-home-security.jpgFirst Up at Bat - The background check provision is a compromise brokered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and will be the first amendment to be considered. It expands background checks to sales made at gun shows and on the Internet, but exempts relatives and close friends from doing checks on each other, and requires private gun vendors to maintain sales records. Expected to pass.   (Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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Baby Steps - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won a hard-fought battle on April 11, when his chamber came to a bipartisan agreement by a vote of 68-31 to allow debate on gun control legislation. Still, passing a bill is by no means a done deal. In addition, there is little appetite for new gun laws on the House side, where the battle is about to start anew. — Joyce Jones (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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