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Lawmakers dispute records for private gun sales

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Gun-rights activist Dave Larson, of Bountiful, Utah, carries his AR-15 rifle and a sign which reads, "...From my cold, dead hands" during a "National Day of Resistance" rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday. Activists said they were were there to show their support for the U.S. Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.

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A dispute over whether to require record keeping for private gun sales is holding up a compromise between Republican and Democratic senators over expanding background checks for firearms transactions, one of President Barack Obama’s top gun control priorities, people familiar with the private talks said Sunday.