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Vote to expand background checks on gun buyers fails in Senate

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By Vaughn Hillyard

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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The Senate rejected a measure to expand background checks for gun purchases. Arizona's senators split on the measure, which was backed by former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a gun-violence victim. Cronkite News reporter Vaughn Hillyard has the story.

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