Report: Manchin Won’t Renew Push For Gun Laws

In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers,, on... In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers,, on Capitol Hill in Washington. MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) does not intend to revisit the push for new laws to expand background checks on gun buyers in the wake of the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, an aide to the lawmaker told Politico on Tuesday.

Manchin’s background checks amendment, which he co-authored with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), became the legislative focal point in the debate over gun control following last year’s massacre in Newtown, Conn. The measure ultimately fell short in the Senate after drawing opposition from nearly every Republican and four red state Democrats.

But Monday’s deadly shooting in Washington prompted gun control advocates to speak out. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) alluded to the Manchin-Toomey amendment in a floor speech Tuesday, arguing that the latest mass shooting serves as a reminder that Congress should do more to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.  

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: