First Immigration Compromise… now Gun Control (H.R. 297). I am hearing mixed reviews of this compromise. I know that in its current form the NRA is supporting it. But others are saying it only strengthens enforcement of current gun control laws. Keep posted and if anyone has information… please comment.
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No tags for this post.WASHINGTON — In what could amount to the first — and fastest — bipartisan compromise of the 110th Congress to date, the House passed a bill Wednesday engendering one of the most politically-charged issues today: gun control.
The bill authored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY — hardly a favorite of the gun rights movement — was co-sponsored by a handful of Republicans and bolstered by the National Rifle Association. It aims to strengthen the existing federal background check system to ensure that people who aren’t supposed to be buying firearms get turned away at the point of the sale.
The bill passed by voice vote, two days after it was introduced. New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer is looking to introduce his own version of the McCarthy bill on the Senate side.
“Each year, tens of thousands of barred individuals slip through the cracks of the system and gain access to firearms,” McCarthy said in a statement. “Simply put, the NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) must be updated on both the state and federal level.”
