(Metro) 
A bill expanding gun background checks is headed to the Senate after passing the Democratic-led House.
A large number of gun control advocates packed the House visitors’ gallery. It is the first time any gun control measure has cleared the House in a generation.
The House bill faces uncertainty in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Meantime, House Republicans successfully pushed through an amendment requiring ICE to be notified if an illegal immigrant tries to purchase a firearm.