Background checks removed from Wisconsin gun bill; armed guards in schools funded

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats tried to pressure Republicans into passing universal background checks for gun buyers Tuesday but GOP leaders outmaneuvered them, seizing control of the legislation and rewriting it to fund armed guards in schools.

The move capped a day of furious debate over gun control in the state Capitol in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead.

https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/21/wisconsin-gop-takes-over-gun-bill-from-democrats/