Senate panel OKs tougher penalties for gun traffickers
GOP’s Grassley votes for measure
Posted: March 8, 2013 at 5:52 a.m.
Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer speaks in January about introducing an assault-weapons bill, but this week dropped an effort to write a compromise proposal on background checks with Republican Sen. Tom Coburn.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved tougher penalties for illegal gun trafficking in the first congressional vote on gun restrictions since the December shootings in Newtown, Conn.
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