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How almost all the gun amendments failed

This post has been updated.

The Senate voted on seven out of nine pieces of gun legislation Wednesday afternoon. All the amendments required 60 votes to survive Senate procedural moves and ensure final passage, because of the way Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) chose to structure the vote. All seven failed. What happened? Here's a rundown of the amendments, how much support they got and which senators crossed the aisle for them.

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