Clash Over Concealed Firearms Imperils Passage of New Gun Laws
- Some lawmakers demand expanded ability to carry concealed guns
- Differences may leave House, Senate at stalemate on changes
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Gun-rights advocates in Congress dug in Tuesday on their demand to expand the ability of individuals to carry concealed weapons across state lines as part of any legislation responding to this month’s massacre at a Florida high school, casting doubt on whether lawmakers will be able to pass any measure on firearms.
The entrenched views of a bloc of GOP House lawmakers underscored the difficulty of finding consensus, even as President Donald Trump calls for new gun restrictions and the party’s leaders in the Senate seek to advance a narrow proposal bolstering background checks of gun purchasers that has bipartisan support.