The pitch -- outlined in a document that was obtained by CNN -- would expand background checks to all advertised commercial sales, though it's not clear whether it would pass muster with lawmakers.

When asked about the proposal during the press conference, Crabtree-Ireland said that “This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background ...

The National Rifle Association has shot down the universal background check proposal being floated to lawmakers by the White House, which is in response to recent mass shootings during the summer ...

Cornyn suggested universal background checks can't pass Congress, which is controlled by Republicans many of whom are wary of gun control. "I'm for doing what's achievable," Cornyn told reporters ...