Meanwhile, an alternative package of gun proposal that reflected the NRA position also was defeated.
The Senate isn't expected to take a final vote on its package of gun-control legislation, in essence leaving the issue tabled.
It also urged the Senate to push for enactment of the package of gun measures it passed last year, but which were later rejected in the House.
Like Congress, the Colorado state legislature is considering a package of gun control legislation designed to broaden background checks to include private sales and limit the size of ammunition magazines.
Obama cited the major provisions of his package of gun proposals, including background checks on all firearms sales, a ban on semi-automatic weapons that mimic military weapons, and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Obama cited the major provisions of his package of gun proposals, including background checks on all gun sales, a ban on semi-automatic weapons that mimic military weapons, and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
"On behalf of the loved ones who were violently taken from us, please reconsider your approach to large- capacity magazines as part of the comprehensive package of gun legislation, " the families wrote in a letter to lawmakers.
The amendment will be one of perhaps dozens to be debated on the broader package of gun laws drafted in response to the killing of 20 first-graders and six educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
The broader gun package still under consideration by the Senate includes tougher laws on gun trafficking and straw purchases, and steps to devise ways to improve safety in schools.
Last week, the broader gun package received 68 votes, including 16 from Republicans, to bring it to the Senate floor.
Obama had pushed for Congress to include both the expanded background checks provision and the weapons ban in any gun package.
In debate expected to last two weeks, senators will consider efforts by both sides to either expand or weaken the gun package.
Even if the compromise passes and the Senate proceeds to approve a broader gun package, it was unclear if the Republican-led House would go along.
Far fewer Republicans than the 16 who voted last week to open debate are committed to backing the Manchin-Toomey amendment or supporting the final gun package.
If Republicans managed to filibuster the full gun package, Reid said later that he would find a way to introduce each component individually to force votes.
CNN: Reid to force a vote Thursday on debating gun proposals
On April 4, Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a package of new gun laws in response to the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
It remained unclear whether a package of new gun laws recently passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee can overcome a certain filibuster by Senate Republicans that would block it from debate and a floor vote.
Mr. Silver offered few specifics of the gun laws package but said it would include changes to the assault-weapons ban.
When lawmakers gathered Wednesday in Hartford to debate the bipartisan package of measures, gun rights advocates greatly outnumbered gun control supporters.
"Cuomo picked up far more support here in New York state than he lost by leading the charge and enacting a gun control package, " said Gyory.
She acknowledged that other provisions of a gun-control package might have a better chance of passing without the controversial assault weapons ban.
And if one cannot pass Congress, what other measures would need to be included in a broad package in order to curb gun violence successfully?
Proposals in the committee's package included expanding background checks on gun buyers, toughening laws against gun trafficking and straw purchases, banning semiautomatic rifles modeled after military assault weapons as well as large-capacity ammunition magazines, and coming up with ideas for improving school safety.
Proposals in the committee's package included expanding background checks on gun buyers, toughening laws against gun trafficking and straw purchases, banning semi-automatic rifles modeled after military assault weapons as well as large-capacity ammunition magazines, and coming up with ideas for improving school safety.
CNN: Reid to force a vote Thursday on debating gun proposals
The Sandy Hook shooting also was the impetus Friday behind New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposed legislative package that included an expansion of existing gun laws, mandatory mental-health screenings and the requirement that juveniles get permission from their parents or guardians before they are allowed to buy violent video games.
Later, Ed tells me that his company also offers a gentler package, known as Excavate and Exfoliate, in which the gun range is substituted for a spa treatment.
The package includes expanding background checks to all firearms sales, tougher laws against gun trafficking and straw purchases, and studying ways to improve school safety.
Some lawmakers have said that various gun proposals may be addressed in separate bills, rather than a comprehensive package, which could more easily be targeted by opponents.
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