claim: on allowing a vote on universal gun background checks in the u.s. senate.
author: johnny isakson
evidence_1: apr 18, 2013 ... senate rejects expanded gun background checks .... in a major defeat for  supporters of tougher gun laws, the u.s. senate on ... after the votes, obama  angrily criticized the nra and senators who voted against ..... allow all. by using  this site, you agree to our updated privacy policy and our terms of use.
evidence_2: feb 19, 2018 ... votes below include senators' votes from when they were in the house, ... part of  the reason some gun laws fail, as stated before, is that gun control votes ... the  point isn't to capture every gun bill vote ever, but to allow people ...
evidence_3: mar 4, 2018 ... ... push to require universal gun background checks, rein ... in  congress blocking a floor vote, u.s. senator charles e. schumer today ...  second, schumer is urging congress to pass legislation that allows for ...
evidence_4: feb 28, 2018 ... here's how politically tricky the gun-control debate has become: a ... might soon  vote on a bill to strengthen gun-control laws in the wake of the florida ... brought  up for a vote without a guarantee from republicans to allow votes ... since the  senate voted on (and didn't pass) a universal background check ...
evidence_5: mar 1, 2018 ... gillibrand: america's gun violence problem isn't going to go away unless ...  washington, dc – u.s. senator kirsten gillibrand spoke on the senate floor  today ... pass her legislation to make federal gun trafficking a crime, and allow the  centers .... and then let's vote to pass universal background checks.