Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2577 Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008

What Shows Up On A Background Check

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

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Tell me again how US freedom survives four years of radical ...

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

S. 2577, following some dubious claims in the findings about the frequency of criminal use of firearms purchased at gun shows, goes on to require that a gun show promoter register every gun show with the US Attorney General according to ...

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The Gun Show â€˜Loopholeâ€™

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jack Reed introduced legislation [S. 2577] that would strengthen the Brady criminal background check system by closing the gun show loophole. The Brady Law requires criminal background checks of gun buyers ...

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That's a good question

2008-02-11T00:00:00Z

Looking at S. 2577, Lautenberg's latest attempt to close the mythical "gun show loophole," I notice that John McCain isn't one of the eleven co-sponsors (up from ten the last time I talked about it--Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)has signed on) .

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So why hasn't McCain signed on?

2008-02-11T00:00:00Z

Crunch Time May Be Coming

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

"He said also that congressional gun grabbers, such as a group of die-hard anti-gun Senators who recently introduced a bill, S. 2577, to undermine if not eliminate thousands of gun shows annually in the United States, 'very well may be ...

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Crunch Time May be Coming for Right to Arms for Personal Self ...

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

He said also that congressional gun grabbers, such as a group of die-hard anti-gun Senators who recently introduced a bill, S. 2577, to undermine if not eliminate thousands of gun shows annually in the United States, â€œvery well may be ...

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Found the bill number

2008-01-31T00:00:00Z

This morning, when I wrote about Sen. Lautenberg's "gun show loophole" closure bill, I couldn't find the bill number. I finally tracked it down--S. 2577. Still no text, of course.

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Senate Bill 2577 - A bill to establish background check procedures ...

2008-01-31T00:00:00Z

The text for S.2577 is yet to be posted. The cosponsors includes the usual cast of suspects:. Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]. Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]. Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]. Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]. Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] ...

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S. 2577, A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

S. 2577 would establish background check procedures for gun shows.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2577: A bill to establish background ...

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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