A bipartisan group of senators want to crackdown on the ability to move guns illegally across state lines.

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They argue, in a release from Durbin's office, that there isn't currently a law focused on preventing someone from driving into a state with stricter gun laws, "parking their car in a parking lot, and selling hundreds of firearms out of their truck."

The bill would make it illegal to buy two or more guns if the buyer knows, or suspects, that it would be illegal for them to do so, as well as sell or transfer two or more guns if the seller knows, or has reason to be believe, that it would be illegal for the buyer to own a gun.

“Gun trafficking is one of the key drivers of gun violence in Chicago,” Durbin said, adding that the legislation "will crack down on illegal trafficking of guns and impose strict federal punishments on those who supply guns to criminals."

Gillibrand and Kirk, who faces a tough reelection in a blue-leaning state, previously introduced similar legislation in 2013. The proposal got the support of 58 senators, falling two votes short of the 60 needed to break a filibuster.

Kirk, at the time, pointed to an uptick in gun violence in Chicago, saying that "gun trafficking is allowing gangs and violence to flourish in Chicago."

While Durbin suggested that it's time for Congress to pass the legislation, they face an uphill battle in a Republican-controlled Senate.

Several of the 58 "yes" votes the legislation got in 2013 are from Democratic senators who have since been replaced by Republicans.