Senate Votes On Proposed Gun Legislation That Expands Background Checks

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (3rd L) hugs Sandy Hook victim Vicki Soto's sister Carlee Soto (2nd L), as Sandy Hook victim Dawn Hochsprung's daughter Erica Lafferty (R); and Tucson, Arizona, shooting victim Christina Taylor Green's mother Roxanna Green (L) look on after a vote on the Senate floor April 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate rejected a proposal by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) to expand background checks on firearms purchases and to close the so-called gun-show loophole. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)