Panel OKs Dems gun background check measure

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

WASHINGTON -- A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved a Democratic bill Tuesday expanding required federal background checks to nearly all gun purchases, giving President Barack Obama an early victory on curbing gun violence in a fight that still faces difficult odds.

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