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Delgado votes for background check bill

Feb 28, 2019 12:04 am

Rep. Antonio Delgado voted with a Democratic majority in the U.S. House Feb. 27 to pass the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a gun-control measure, 240-190. The bill would require federal criminal background checks on all gun sales, including private transactions. “The gun lobby has too long had a stronghold over Congress; today’s vote is a big step forward in breaking that status quo and keeping our communities safe,” Delgado said. But the vote was just political theatre, as there is little chance of the measure passing the Senate, and none of it being approved by the President, who has said he will not sign the bill.