The U.S. Senate defeated a vital background check amendment to the gun control bill, prompting an angry response by one survivor of the Tuscon shooting 2 years ago. The vote was 54-46 with supporters of the bill falling six vote short of the required 60-vote threshold.
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The U.S. Senate defeated a compromise plan in a vote 54-46 to expand background checks on firearms sale as well as a proposal to ban some semi-automatic weapons modeled after military assault weapons.
