GOP Conservatives Not Willing to Support Ryan Gun Bill

Conservative Republicans are pushing back at a GOP gun bill that House Speaker Paul Ryan โ€“ and the National Rifle Association โ€“ support as an alternative to Democratic gun-control legislation.

"I think it's dead," GOP Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie tells The Hill. 

The gun provision was part of a larger GOP anti-terrorism package that was scheduled โ€“ and then postponed. 

"Enough members donโ€™t have enough information," Rules Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Tuesday, the Hill reports. "What weโ€™re trying to do is work toward resolution where weโ€™re all on the same page."

The House GOP gun proposal would give the Justice Department three days to convince a judge there's probable cause that a prospective buyer would use the weapon in connection with terrorism, and stop the sale, The Hill reports.

 
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