Biden:
Gun control to wait for immigration
Joe Biden on Monday
acknowledged what everyone involved in gun control has been saying privately for
weeks: Any votes for expanded background checks must wait at least through the
summer while the Senate debates immigration reform. Biden offered the White
House timeline to a group of about 20 representatives from faith-based
organizations, three people who attended the meeting told POLITICO. The vice
president’s words mark the first time the White House has revealed a timeline
that has been widely discussed among gun control advocates and senior aides to
senators who are pushing background checks.