Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) said Thursday that he opposes the background check compromise put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) but that he believes the bill warrants debate and will not oppose a motion to bring it to the floor of the Senate for debate, the Associated Press reported.
Baucus told The Associated Press Thursday that Montanans are against the bill and he doesn’t like “the president’s top-down, one-size-fits-all” push for gun control.
The compromise would require background checks for firearm purchases at gun shows and online but not in private sales. Baucus is up for re-election in 2014.
