Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is promising a vote on gun control legislation tomorrow afternoon, including universal background checks, a magazine capacity limit and an assault weapon ban. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) also promised to offer an amendment permitting concealed weapons to be carried across state lines.
There will also be a vote on a concealed carry amendment from Sen John Cornyn R-TX
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 17, 2013
Cornyn's amendment is the "Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013" – it would need 60 votes
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 17, 2013
Tomorrow at 4PM, #Senate will have up to nine votes on amdts to gun safety legislation. All amdts will be 60-vote threshold.
— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) April 16, 2013
First Amdts up tomorrow: @Sen_JoeManchin-Toomey, Grassley(substitute, no text yet), @SenatorLeahy-Collins (Trafficking). All need 60 votes.
— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) April 16, 2013
UC agreement on S. 649, the gun safety legislation: 8 additional amdts now in order: Grassley substitute (consistent w/summary at desk) 1/x
— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) April 16, 2013
Leahy-Collins(Trafficking),Cornyn(Conceal Carry), Feinstein (AWB), Burr(Vets), Lautenberg-Blumenthal (Clips) Barrasso (privacy) and 2/x
— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) April 16, 2013
And Harkin-Alexander (mental health). 3/3
— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) April 16, 2013
@SenatorReid says key gun vote at 4 p.m. Wednesday on Manchin-Toomey and other amendments. Votes not there — yet. Will they be tomorrow?
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) April 16, 2013
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