<p>Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is a rare Republican interested in some form of gun control – specifically a bipartisan effort to expand background checks. The Allentown Morning Call’s Laura Olson explains why <a href="https://billypenn.com/2019/08/07/the-nra-hates-pat-toomey-but-he-still-cant-get-background-checks-passed/">Toomey keeps reaching</a> across the aisle trying to pass this bill, and why things are looking bleaker for his efforts now.</p>

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is a rare Republican interested in some form of gun control – specifically a bipartisan effort to expand background checks. The Allentown Morning Call’s Laura Olson explains why Toomey keeps reaching across the aisle trying to pass this bill, and why things are looking bleaker for his efforts now.

<p>Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is a rare Republican interested in some form of gun control – specifically a bipartisan effort to expand background checks. The Allentown Morning Call’s Laura Olson explains why <a href="https://billypenn.com/2019/08/07/the-nra-hates-pat-toomey-but-he-still-cant-get-background-checks-passed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toomey keeps reaching</a>&nbsp;across the aisle trying to&nbsp;pass this bill, and why things are looking bleaker for his efforts now.</p>

The fate of Sen. Toomey’s background checks bill

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