Polls show less than universal support for background checks

Published March 22, 2013 4:00am ET



Senate Democrats have included universal background checks in the gun control package the Senate will debate next month, and Vice President Joe Biden hammered on the need for the measure on Thursday, saying most Americans support the measure.

“There’s no real debate” about expanding background checks, he said. “The only question is whether Congress will have the courage to do the right thing.”

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