Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "hit a pause" on the gun bill Thursday while senators see whether they can find a workable compromise on strengthening background checks on gun purchases.
"I've spoken with the president," Reid, D-Nev., told the Senate on Thursday. "He and I agree that the best way to keep working toward passing a background check bill is to hit a pause and freeze the background-check bill where it is."
One possible way forward: A broader exemption for rural areas that would allow those who don't live near a federally licensed dealer to buy guns at gun shows or over the Internet without a background check.
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On Thursday, Reid moved the Senate on to other business, but he pledged that "we're going to come back to this bill," and even outlined a number of amendments that will get votes. Among them: a proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., for do-it-yourself background checks, and one from Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., to to allow community mental health clinics to receive Medicaid reimbursement.
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