https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/07/kirk-and-manchin-dont-support-schumers-background-check-proposal/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:10:35 -0400<![CDATA[All three senators have been working, along with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), on compromise universal background-check legislation for gun purchasers. Those negotiations appeared to slow this week with the group of senators in an apparent deadlock over a bill by Schumer that would would require a background check for virtually every gun sale and require private sellers to verify the person they are selling to is not prohibited from buying a firearm.]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:20:45 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/03/07/kirk-and-manchin-dont-support-schumers-background-check-proposal-n100688