Gun Control's Difficult Legislative Path, Even in a Democratic Congress

Only bipartisan proposals will work on the national level

Democrats eager to make gun control a cornerstone of their campaigns should remember that it was Democrats as well as Republicans who killed the 2013 legislation to expand background checks on gun sales. Four Democrats from rural states voted against the legislation: Max Baucus from Montana, Mark Begich from Alaska, Mark Pryor from Arkansas, and Heidi H…