TheUSHouseofRepresentativesonThursdayapproved a pairofguncontrolbillsasDemocratsseizedupon a shiftingpoliticallandscapethattheysaidimprovedchancesforenactingnewlaws.
ThefirstmeasurepassedtheHouse 227 to 203 withsupportfromeightRepublicans.
最初の法案は、8人の共和党員の支持を得て、227対203で下院を通過しました。
Itwouldclose a longstandingloopholeingunlawsbyexpandingbackgroundcheckstothosepurchasingweaponsovertheInternet, atgunshowsandthroughcertainprivatetransactions.