Sentence examples for improving the background from inspiring English sources
And so we'll see Republicans — and red state Dems — challenged to vote against just improving the background check system, which is a no brainer and has overwhelming public support/.
President Trump said Monday that he is open to improving the background check system used to screen those who buy firearms, a measure that has bipartisan support and the backing of the National Rifle Association.
It is far from clear whether any of the proposals — which centered on improving the background check system, and did not call for banning weapons — could have prevented the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday.
Senate Democrats secured a vote after Orlando on four gun-related measures – two supported by Democrats, and two by Republicans, both sets of legislation focused on improving the background checks system for gun sales and making it harder for people on terrorism watchlists to buy guns.
Following up on President Obama's op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star advocating for a very modest gun control agenda — basically improving the background check system — Post columnist E.J. Dionne and the New York Times editoral aboard have both begun arguing for greater "White House leadership" on the issue.
On Tuesday morning, one of the holdouts, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark)., teased gun control advocates by telling "The Alice Stewart Show" that he supported "improving the background check" system.
By those standards, our highest priority would go to improving the background-check system for gun purchases, for which there is strong public support.
Previous measures to close the gun show loophole or to improve the background check system have been bipartisan.
While waiting for Congress to consider those measures, Mr. Obama went ahead and acted on his own to improve the background check databank with more information.
He also used his executive authority to try to improve the background check database and to revive government research into gun violence.
