Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) praised President Obama’s push for new gun proposals Wednesday.
“If you look at the combination of likelihood of passage and effectiveness of curbing gun crime, universal background checks is at the sweet spot,” he said in a statement. “We’re glad the President put such emphasis on it, and we look forward to working with him on this and other proposals to make our nation safer from the scourge of gun violence.”
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