(L-R) U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar , President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) walk down the House steps at the Capitol after the Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 15, 2018. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Here Are The Eight Republicans Who Voted For House Democrats’ Gun Control Bill

Eight House Republicans joined all but two Democrats to vote for increased gun control on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

The House of Representatives passed the “Bipartisan Background Checks Bill (H.R. 8)” by a vote of 240 to 190. The bill would expand background checks for nearly every gun sale, but is not expected to pass the Republican-held senate.

The Republicans who voted in favor of the bill include:

Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, who has served in Congress since 2002 and was easily re-elected in Florida’s 25th district during the 2018 midterms

Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan, who has represented Florida’s 16th district in Congress since 2007

Florida Rep. Brian Mast, who is an advocate for gun control and has criticized gun rights groups such as the NRA

Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who won a close race last November to represent Pennsylvania’s newly re-drawn first district, and has been a staunch supporter of gun control

With Democrats back in control, the House passed the most significant piece of gun control legislation in more than two decades. https://t.co/UDJEZrl5ID — HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 28, 2019

Texas Rep. Will Hurd, who won one of the closest races in the country during the 2018 midterms and has voted with the Democrats on critical issues such as health care and immigration

New York Rep. Pete King, who has been in Congress for a quarter-century and has previously advocated for Congress to pass tighter gun control laws

New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith also voted in support of increased background checks, a policy proposal he has previously championed

Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, who represents a moderate district in Michigan and is widely known for his bipartisanship

By William Davis