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Article snippet: Republican lawmakers are waiting out MORE in the gun-control debate, counting on him to change his mind or lose interest in the ambitious proposals he endorsed Wednesday that have little support in the Senate and House GOP conferences. Unlike during the recent tax and immigration debates, Republicans say they need to find consensus among themselves about what to do on gun violence, leaving Trump largely out of the equation. Senate GOP leaders are questioning the need to vote on a proposal to require background checks for firearms sold at gun shows and online. Meanwhile, Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) wants to focus on law enforcement mistakes before even discussing legislation. The bottom line is there is little impetus among Republicans on Capitol Hill to vote on gun-control legislation anytime soon, if they do so at all. Senate Republican leaders say there’s not much point in voting for a proposal sponsored by Sens. MORE (R-Pa.) to expand background checks for gun shows and online sales, even though Trump embraced the idea this week. “We have voted that down before so I don’t know why we would need to have that vote again unless something’s changed,” said Senate Republican Conference Chairman MORE (S.D.). Even a narrower bipartisan proposal backed by Senate Republican Whip MORE (Conn.) to incentivize local and federal officials to report more information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is drawing strong Republican opposition. Republica... Link to the full article to read more