The designated token Republican from New York and a California “blue dog” Democrat (stop laughing) announced that they’ll be introducing the Manchin-Toomey background check measure as a stand-alone bill in the House on Monday or Tuesday, politico.com reports. Why does long-time gun controller Peter King think the bill can attract enough GOP votes in the House? You can thank Senator Toomey. “We’re not talking about a majority, but a significant number (of Republicans) realize we have to do something. Certainly having Pat Toomey involved, who was such a solid conservative, and when you see the polls saying 90 percent [of Americans are] supporting [background checks], many Republicans see that as the way to go.”