Tea Party Joins Gun Lobby to Kill Gun Background Checks
April 24, 2013
Tea Party Joins Gun Lobby to Kill Gun Background Checks
Defeating immigration reform next on the Tea Party agenda. On April 17, the Senate failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold necessary to end a filibuster on bipartisan legislation to expand gun background checks to gun shows and internet sales. The bill garnered a 54-vote majority versus 46 opposed, but fell…