Two Democrats have introduced legislation that would require consumers to undergo a background check to purchase ammunition.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in the Senate and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., in the House, seeks to close a “loophole” in federal law that prohibits criminals, domestic abusers and the mentally ill from purchasing ammunition, but does not require a background check to prevent such illegal purchases from occurring.
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