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More Gun Control Bills?

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More Gun Control Bills?

Democratic lawmakers this week approved two gun control measures designed to enhance background check requirements.

The first bill, ironically titled the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, passed with support from just eight Republicans.

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act requires background checks for nearly all firearm purchases –  including those made online, in private, or at gun shows – and requires a licensed dealer or manufacturer to take possession of the firearm while the background check is being conducted.

 The only exception to the rule is when a firearm is transferred as a gift between spouses.

Speaking to lawmakers this week, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) claimed 90% of Americans support the legislation – including most Republicans and gun owners. “This is one of the greatest examples of legislation that truly reflects the will of the American people,” said Hoyer.

Democrats say the rule is necessary to keep individuals banned from owning a gun from buying one, but critics view the bill as a violation of Second Amendment rights that would be difficult to enforce.

“What have background checks accomplished?” asks Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). “Well, the DOJ said there were 112,000 denials in a year. Who are those 112,000 people? Well, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would have you think those were felons…but how many of those 112,000 were prosecuted for that crime of trying to acquire that gun? According to the DOJ, 12 one to 12 in a year. Who were the other 100,000?”

Massie expressed concerns that the new rule would prevent victims of abuse from borrowing a gun for protection and noted that most gun-related crimes are not conducted by individuals seeking to obtain a gun legally.

Most concerning is that the bill does not require licensed gun dealers to alert ICE in the event that an illegal alien attempts to purchase a firearm.

The second bill, known as the Enhanced Background Checks Act, passed with support from just two Republicans.

The Enhanced Background Checks Act extends the amount of time authorities have to conduct a background check before a gun sale from the current 3 days to 10 days.

Critics view the bill as a violation of Second Amendment rights and question its effectiveness in preventing crime.

“I will not stand by and allow our rights to be stripped away,” argues Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA). “My colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim that these bills will save lives. However, nothing in them would have stopped any of the recent mass casualty shootings that have occurred in our country.”

Both bills have support from President Biden, though it is unclear if they will make it through the Senate.

4 COMMENTS

  1. If the dems were interested in reducing gun crimes they should look at every mass shooting since columbine. Sandy hook was perpetrated by a democrat unable to own a gun. He killed his mom, took the gun and attacked the school. Every mass murder I investigated was committed by democrats. Want to stop gun crimes make it illegal for democrats to use guns.

  2. Just more DEMOCOMMUNIST/RINO UNCONSTITUTIONAL infringements on law-abiding gun owners in the country as their criminal “friends” are “allowed” to do what they do “best”, commit crimes, murder, and rob using THEIR illegally-acquired weapons.
    If the DEMOCOMMUNISTS would go after the “gangs”, and disarm THEM, as well as when they catch a CRIMINAL, PROSECUTE THEM, (instead of letting them go back to the streets), this country would be a lot safer, but as we ALL know CRIMINALS are “their” voting block, because criminals (politicians) all stick together.

  3. All these morons are doing is preventing honest citizens from trying to protect themselves,do they really believe that the criminals obtain their guns legally

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