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Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster. by Emma Platoff March 9, 2018 1 hour agoU.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has enough support to pass his “Fix NICS†gun control bill without the possibility of a filibuster, his office said Friday morning.It’s not yet clear when the bill might get a vote, but a staff member said there are now 62 sponsors of the bill — a significant milestone. The bill would hold government agencies accountable for failing to properly document individuals’ criminal histories in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System....https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/09/texas-sen-john-cornyn-gun-background-check-bill/?utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Master&utm_campaign=7f355431c4-trib-newsletters-breaking-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9a68d8efc-7f355431c4-101231773&mc_cid=7f355431c4&mc_eid=6276fc82d6
"The bill would hold government agencies accountable for failing to properly document individuals’ criminal histories in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System"When have government agencies ever been held accountable for anything?
So this Liberal Senator is from Texas, New York?
It does say that Cruz is not among the co-sponsors.
Unless it contains provisions to allow for the firing of incompetent people with GS number jobs it is useless.