21.   In an abrupt turnaround, they offered another proposal that required some checks, but created some exceptions.

22.   In Michigan, as in Arizona, state law does not require background checks between a private seller and a buyer.

23.   It began early on, when politicians spiked a bill that would have required background checks for those buying weapons at gun shows.

24.   Last November, state voters passed a ballot initiative to require background checks for buyers of weapons at weekend gun shows.

25.   Likewise, McCain recently joined Democratic Sen. Joe Leiberman to produce a bill requiring background checks for buyers at gun shows.

26.   Lawmakers are close to requiring background checks on educators every six years.

27.   Leahy was referring to an incident last week in which the Republican majority voted to kill a Democratic bill requiring background checks for buyers at gun shows.

28.   Mississippi requires checks once a year and offers local jurisdictions guidelines to help in evaluating driving records.

29.   NRA legal experts warned the biggest threats from Congress this session are attempts to require background checks for purchasers at gun shows and campaign finance reform.

30.   On Tuesday, President Clinton included in his package of gun control legislation a bill that DeGette has sponsored requiring background checks at private-transaction gun shows.