GOP Shows Small Shift on Gun Legislation After Texas Massacre
- Senate Republican says background checks have too many gaps
- Air Force failed to report Texas gunman’s earlier conviction
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A Senate Republican chairman scheduled a rare gun-control hearing next week after a GOP leader from Texas said he’s willing to work with Democrats to close gaps in national background checks for firearm purchasers.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Tuesday his panel on Nov. 14 will discuss regulation of firearm accessories, such as the "bump stocks" used by the man who killed 58 people in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, and enforcement of the national criminal background check system for gun purchasers.