Republican Senator Susan Collins Says Compromise Gun Control Bill Will Get Test Vote

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said her bipartisan bill to block people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns will receive a test vote as soon as Thursday afternoon.

Democrats have been sitting in on the House floor to force a vote on gun control legislation. Collins, in remarks reported by The Hill, said it was her “best bet” that a vote on a motion to table her proposal will take place Thursday afternoon. Supporters of her proposal will need a majority of the Senate to vote against tabling it.

The legislation would allow the Attorney General to block gun sales to a person on the no-fly list or “selectee list,” which requires additional airport screening. It would also allow for that decision to be appealed.

[The Hill]