Wow, all it took was the first few words of the first sentence to see where this article was going.
Another lying, biased, slanted article by the NYTimes.

Here's the first part of the first sentence:
"While the public overwhelmingly supports background checks for gun buyers and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants..."
That is a lie.
The public doesn't overwhelmingly support background checks and amnesty for illegal aliens. That's a lie.
But that is the narrative the Democrats and the lapdog media like the NYTimes are trying to create.