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The Senate has voted to stop legislation that would have closed the gun show loophole and expanded background checks.
The measure was sponsored by Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who waged a nearly 15-hour filibuster last week to push for votes after the massacre in Orlando, Florida.
The vote Monday was 44-56. It fell 16 short of the 60 necessary for the Senate to move ahead on the legislation.
Murphy's proposal would have widely expanded the requirement for background checks, even to many private gun transactions, leaving few loopholes.
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The Senate has blocked a bill to bolster background checks as votes on gun control got underway in the Senate.
The vote Monday was 53-47 seven short of the 60 needed for the Senate to move ahead on the Republican-led measure.
The vote was largely along party lines.
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