WASHINGTON
House to propose background checks for nearly all gun sales
House lawmakers plan to roll out a measure Tuesday that would require universal background checks for nearly all gun purchases, as House Democrats attempt to make good on their pledge to address gun control with their new majority.
The proposal, headlined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-calif., and Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson, D-calif., is a bipartisan measure, with Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., serving as the lead Republican co-sponsor.
According to an aide familiar with the package, it will seek to impose universal background checks for the purchase and transfer of firearms, with some exceptions for hunting and family. It will not address an assault-weapons ban. to convince bankers for Sears Holdings Corp. that his bid to keep the retailer alive is adequate. But he’ll have a little more time to try.
Lampert came up short Friday in meeting Sears’ conditions for what it considers a qualified bid to rescue the department-store chain from bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The company is giving Lampert’s ESL Investments additional time to address its concerns, one of the people said. A hearing has been set for Tuesday to brief Judge Robert Drain, who is presiding over the bankruptcy.
The outcome will determine whether the 125-year-old retailer survives as a going concern or is sold off in pieces. building. They then entered a courtyard and broke several windows, he said.
The rare intrusion took place on a day of protests throughout France that started peacefully but degenerated into violence. About 50,000 took part in Yellow Vest demonstrations all over France, officials said Saturday, including 3,000 in Paris, where police used tear gas to block a march that veered off course.