The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill aiming to have federal and state authorities comply with current Background Check System reporting requirements.  5th District Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty notes that the bill now heads to the full House for consideration.  The Fix NICS Act passed alongside the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, legislation to make concealed-carry permits valid across state lines.  That bill would require states to allow their own residents to carry guns with permits received elsewhere in the country.  Esty says the gun violence protection measure progress came at the cost of a step backward.  She added that these reforms are being considered because schools, parks, movie theaters, and places of worship have turned into killing fields by the weapons of war.