Gun measure expands background checks

Friday, March 22, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Gun-control legislation the Senate debates next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday in a victory for advocates of gun restrictions.

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