41.   That supremacy was shattered Thursday when Vice President Al Gore cast the dramatic tie-breaking vote that passed the measure to require background checks at gun shows.

42.   The agency is considering submitting a bill to require background checks, Seymour said.

43.   The bill requires background checks on all gun buyers at gun shows, to weed out people with criminal records who are prohibited from owning guns.

44.   The amendment would require background checks taking up to three days for would-be buyers from private, unlicensed dealers at gun shows.

45.   The Brady law requiring background checks of gun purchasers has stopped tens of thousands of felons from buying handguns from licensed dealers.

46.   The House rejected a Senate provision requiring background checks at gun shows, regardless of their size or the number of guns sold.

47.   The measure fell short of the initial proposal to require these checks, which would have established even tougher standards and mandated that all such baby-sitters be licensed.

48.   The legislation targets unlicensed or private dealers at gun shows who are not subject to the Brady Act, which requires background checks.

49.   The measure requiring background checks at gun shows was recently considered and rejected by a Texas House legislative committee.

50.   The new insurance rules requiring background checks are necessary, Hill said.