Incredibly, last November the Federal Bureau of Investigation says there were about two million background checks called into The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
"We've got to work hard and the more people know about the bill, the more people read the bill, the more people see the facts of the bill, it breaks down all the misnomers, " he said of what he called misinformation about the background check proposal being spread by opponents.
These are the so-called loopholes in the current federal background check system.
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The proposal also called for background checks for private gun sales and a new registry for existing magazines that carry 10 or more bullets, something of a compromise for parents of Newtown victims who had wanted an outright ban on them, while legislators had proposed grandfathering them into the law.
The first-term Democratic governor had called for a tightening of the assault weapons ban, background checks for people who purchase guns privately and more restrictions on high-capacity magazines.
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As for universities varying the grades students need to get on courses depending on their background - and the use of what is called "contextual data" - some already do that, but the sector will resist any attempt to bring in an across-the-board rule on it.
Shares in the 35 suspended firms - which are not traded on stock exchanges - are listed instead on the so-called Pink Sheets electronic quotation service, which does not require brokers to investigate the background of the companies.
Both parties called for background checks on all gun purchases, the establishment of a statewide deadly-weapon offender registry and stiffer penalties on gun trafficking.
Guns sold through private sales currently avoid background checks -- the so-called gun show loophole.
CNN: Obama still backs new gun ban; top senator less certain
But historian Anthony says even President-elect Obama has called his wife the closer, and he expects her executive background and management experience will help shape some decisions.
Still, in his January State of the State address, Hickenlooper only specifically called for universal background checks on gun purchases, and he appeared ambivalent about a measure limiting high-capacity magazines.
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Offerd by conservative Republicans, the alternative plan introduced Wednesday after weeks of hearings and debate on Democratic proposals lacked any expansion of background checks but called for more funding to better enforce the existing system.
He called for expanding background checks and steps to halt federal gun trafficking while saying the Senate should "take a look at" unspecified limits on ammunition magazines.
CNN: Obama still backs new gun ban; top senator less certain
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Some in Congress have also called on Harvey Pitt, the chairman of the SEC, to resign, arguing that his background as a securities lawyer and lobbyist for the big accounting firms is a conflict of interest that limits his ability to take the right action.
Those challenges were evident in 2007, when a gunman at Virginia Tech shot and killed 32, and Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine called for closing a loophole in the law allowing for private sales at gun shows without the same background check that licensed dealers are required to obtain.
Following the Newtown shootings by a lone gunman, Obama called for a series of proposals including "universal" background checks on all gun purchases.
The new laws classify more semiautomatic rifles as so-called assault weapons, requires many gun owners to renew their licenses every five years, increases the regularity of background checks and makes it illegal to own ammunition magazines with more than seven rounds.
During the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns broadcast an ad showing the NRA's LaPierre, in 1999, endorsing the expanded background checks his group now opposes.
CNN: Obama still backs new gun ban; top senator less certain
The National Rifle Association called the deal a "misguided 'compromise' proposal" in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday evening, arguing that expanding background checks at gun shows and other venues wouldn't reduce violence.
The National Rifle Association called the deal a "misguided 'compromise' proposal" in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday evening, saying that expanding background checks to include gun shows and other venues won't reduce violence.
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