The central goal for the gun control movement following the Newtown shooting — expanded background checks for firearms purchases — is within reach, even with a divided Congress, the House Democratic leader on gun violence said Monday.Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), who’s heading up the House Democrats’ task force in the wake of the elementary school shooting said expanded background checks will “eventually” pass Congress, a prospect that should have the gun control community excited.
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