{"id":1087,"date":"2021-04-03T12:10:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougsdepot.com\/news-updates\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2021-04-03T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T16:13:44","slug":"new-gun-laws-with-expanded-background-checks-pass-the-house-senate-to-vote-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougsdepot.com\/news-updates\/new-gun-laws-with-expanded-background-checks-pass-the-house-senate-to-vote-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"New gun laws with expanded background checks pass the House; Senate to vote soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1087\" class=\"elementor elementor-1087\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb755b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb755b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf54a6\" data-id=\"acf54a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fea6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68fea6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New gun laws with expanded background checks pass the House; Senate to vote soon <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77d75a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77d75a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a556ff\" data-id=\"1a556ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fa57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1fa57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"index-module_bylineTextContainer__1cjf\"><p class=\"index-module_storyBylineText__1rl6\">by Christina Thompson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <time class=\"index-module_storyDatelineText__1AN8\" datetime=\"2021-04-01T21:58:48.000Z\">Thursday, April 1st 2021<\/time><\/p><\/div><p><span class=\"dateline\">LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) \u2014 <\/span>Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are at odds over new gun laws headed to the Senate.<\/p><p>The House approved new bills aimed at restricting how you buy a gun in light of recent mass shootings.<\/p><p><a class=\"themeColorForLinks\" title=\"Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021\" href=\"https:\/\/wset.com\/news\/local\/Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR8<\/a> and the <a class=\"themeColorForLinks\" title=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1446\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021<\/a> are the names of the two bills.<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s what those would change:<\/p><ul><li>Background checks would be expanded.<\/li><li>Private sales between unlicensed people would now require one.<\/li><li>Also, it would prevent sales before a background check is finished.<\/li><\/ul><p>Currently, under federal law, the FBI has three days to investigate. If they don&#8217;t get it done, the gun seller has the right to move forward with the sale, even though it&#8217;s not finished.<\/p><p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"themeColorForLinks\" title=\"https:\/\/wset.com\/news\/nation-world\/the-last-ban-on-assault-weapons-passed-over-20-years-ago-will-we-see-another-one-soon\" href=\"https:\/\/wset.com\/news\/nation-world\/the-last-ban-on-assault-weapons-passed-over-20-years-ago-will-we-see-another-one-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The last ban on assault weapons passed over 20 years ago. Will we see another one soon?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Some of the ideas, like generalized background checks, are bipartisan. Others are more divisive.<\/p><p>&#8220;We have got to enforce the gun laws that we have now, which are to restrict those that have broken the law from being able to get a firearm,&#8221; says Congressman Bob Good. &#8220;I support that.&#8221;<\/p><p>It&#8217;s still up in the air whether these bills will pass through the Senate.<\/p><p>Congressman Good says he hopes the Senate will relax the limitations on gun sales between family members outlined in the House-approved bills.<\/p><p>Sen. Tim Kaine will soon vote on these bills.<\/p><p>&#8220;I think these will take meaningful steps on background checks and other steps that will provide greater protection to people from gun violence,&#8221; says Sen. Kaine. <\/p><p>Sen. Kaine says his goal once the Senate is back in session is to work towards solutions that end gun violence.<\/p><p>It will be a few weeks before these bills are brought to the Senate floor. 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