House passes concealed carry gun bill

The Hill reports:

Two months after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history, the House on Wednesday passed legislation that would allow people to use permits for carrying concealed handguns across state lines while also boosting the background check system.

Despite bipartisan support for enhancing background checks for gun purchases, the bill passed along party lines 231-198 due to Democratic opposition to the concealed-carry reciprocity measure.

Six Democrats voted with Republicans to vote for the package. Fourteen Republicans voted no.

The gun policy measures were originally two separate bills. But House GOP leaders opted to combine them so that lawmakers only had to cast one vote.

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