Senate Votes Down Gun Restrictions On Suspected Terrorists, 3 Other Gun Bills

The U.S. Senate on Monday voted down four gun control proposals, the first of their kind suggested since Omar Mateen killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub.

The two pairs of proposals — all of which were amendments to a Justice Department spending bill — attempted to expand background checks and prohibit gun sales to people on terrorism watch lists.

But they all failed to garner the necessary votes, with 60 needed because of the Senate's rues on amendments.

Here's a look at the proposed amendments and how they fared:

• Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley suggested strengthening mental health records in the nation's background check system. His measure fell seven votes short.
• Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, who led an impassioned, 15-hour filibuster on the Senate floor last week, wanted to require background checks at gun shows and for online sales. That proposal was 16 votes short.
• Republican Sen. John Cornyn's proposal to allow a judge to block the sale of anyone on a government terrorism watch list failed by seven votes.
• And Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's suggestion to completely ban all gun sales to people on a terrorism watch list went down by 13 votes.

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