Paul Waldman : For 15 years , the debate on guns in America was no debate at all . Background check failure another shameful day for a cowardly Congress . The House of Representatives voted to repeal the federal background checks law that was passed in 1994 after 20 children and six adults were killed at Virginia Tech by Adam Lanza, who had been denied access He says Sen. Chuck Grassley spread lies to kill legislation . Waldman : This time , Americans got to see power of NRA-stoked paranoia .
Paul Waldman : Background check failure another shameful day for a cowardly Congress . The House of Representatives voted to repeal the federal background checks law that was passed in 1994 after 20 children and six adults were killed at Virginia Tech by Adam Lanza, who had been denied access He says Sen. Chuck Grassley spread lies to kill legislation . Waldman : This time , Americans got to see power of NRA-stoked paranoia .