One doomed measure would have closed the so-called gun show loophole by extending the background check requirement to people looking to buy firearms at shows and on the internet.

Another failed bill would have blocked the sale of guns to people on a terrorist watch list for 72 hours while the government tries to prove, via the court system, that the person is a terrorist threat.

A third proposal would have barred anyone on a terrorist watch list from buying a gun, and a fourth would have increased the resources available to prosecutors for violators of gun laws.

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