House Passes Bill that would require background checks on sales, transfers of all firearms

The House voted 240 to 190 to pass H.R. 8 to require background checks for anyone wishing to purchase a firearm.

Rep. Terri A. Sewell, D-Alabama, voted for the bill.

“Today’s vote is historic – it is the first time in my eight years in Congress that the House of Representatives has taken bold action to protect our communities from gun violence,” Sewell said. “This legislation will help keep firearms away from dangerous people by ensuring that individuals already prohibited from firearm possession under federal law are not able to obtain a gun.”

Sewell said requiring universal background checks on the sale of every gun is an essential part of ensuring that guns do not fall into the wrong hands.

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