They also rejected establishing a seven-day waiting period between the time an abortion is applied for and when it is performed.

Opponents of the Brady bill told many of the same lawmakers that establishing a waiting period would be the first step toward total gun confiscation.

The final version of the bill would establish a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases.

The law, which was to take effect in July 2011, also would have established a 3-day waiting period, the longest in the country.

The measure would establish a seven-day period in which local police could check the backgrounds of potential handgun buyers for criminal and mental health records.

Establish a "winding down" period in the evenings about an hour before bedtime.

The Republicans also opposed the inclusion of legislation that would establish a waiting period of five business days for people buying handguns.

The bill would establish a seven-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns.

The bill would establish a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases.

Passage of the bill establishing a waiting period could signal a move toward such more restrictive legislation.