Text of
new Bills with new firearms regulations have been published. However, what may
be the worst, the full text of Feinstein’s Senate “Assault weapons” Bill has
not been released yet.
From Rep.
Jim Moran (HR 21), what he ironically calls “The NRA Members Gun Safety Act” which
proffers “Commonsense, popular, publicly polled, non-controversial gun safety
measures that a majority of NRA members support, yet are opposed by the
leadership at the NRA.”
Hidden
in various requirements such as ‘Prohibiting individuals on the terrorist watch
list from purchasing firearms,” is an onerous requirement for all states to
require applicants for a permit demonstrate “Good cause” for requesting a
Concealed firearms permit.
From Rep.
Bobby Rush, (HR 34) wants to implement the same type of system that is in place
for licensing drivers and registering cars by their VIN number. This Bill would
establish “GINs” as a uniform system to track guns.
He would also make it illegal for anyone other than certain dealers to
possess a “qualifying” firearm without a Federal license for it and a written
firearms examination testing the applicant’s knowledge and ability.
From
Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee, (HR 65) among other requirements raises the age of
handgun eligibility to 21 and requires that any child attending a gun show to
be accompanied by an adult. It also “expresses the sense of Congress that each
school district should provide or participate in a firearms safety program for
students.” It’s doubtful that she refers to the NRA Eddie Eagle Program.
From
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, (HR 137) is to ensure that all individuals who should be
prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal
Background Check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
From Carolyn McCarthy, (HR 138), is a
prohibition on the transfer and possession of large capacity magazines and
other feeding devices.
Rep. Diana DeGette is a co sponsor of
the above “High Capacity Ammunition
Feeding Device Act.”
From Carolyn McCarthy, (HR 142) would
require face to face purchases of ammunition, require sellers of ammunition to
be federally licensed, and to require reporting of bulk purchases of
ammunition.
From Carolyn McCarthy, (HR 141) which
would require background checks on all gun show firearms transactions.
Ed Perlmutter
has committed himself to Coordinate with Nancy Pelosi to introduce her Bill in
the House. He has also been appointed as one of the 12 vice chairs to serve in
the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
One
Bill from Rep. Steve Stockton, (HR 35) highlights the failure of “Gun Free”
zones in schools and is worth a read.
“1)
that the Supreme Court has found language nearly identical to the `Gun Free
School Zones Act' to be unconstitutional;
(2) that the enactment of
the `Gun Free School Zones Act' has been met with an almost uninterrupted
series of horrific and tragic shootings at Columbine, Newtown and in other
American schools;
(3) that the `Gun Free
School Zones Act' has been a deadly failure. According to research by
GeorgiaCarry.org, in the 22 years prior to enactment of the `Gun Free School
Zones Act' there were two school shootings in which four or more people were
intentionally murdered in a short period of time, and in the 22 years after the
enactment of the `Gun Free School Zones Act' there have been 10 such school
shootings;
(4) that American schools
had not been plagued with this succession of horrific shootings prior to the
enactment of the `Gun Free School Zones Act';
(5) that horrific massacres
on school campuses in Pearl, Mississippi, and southwestern Virginia, were
averted by armed staff and students;
(6) that none of the
murderers in any of these horrific school shootings were deterred by the fact
that, in addition to murder, gun possession was also illegal in those
locations; and
(7) that the reason that
the `Gun Free School Zones Act' has made American schools unsafe is that
shooters now know that they can victimize American school campuses with no fear
that victims will be armed.
(b) Purpose- It is the
purpose of this Act to restore safety to America's schools by allowing staff,
teachers, and administrators to defend the children and themselves.
Rep. Thomas Massie (HR 133) has also proposed repealing
the failed school ‘Gun Free” zones Act.
HR 117 was brought to our attention by a reader.
Its is sponsored by Reps. Holt and Rush
SEC. 2. FEDERAL HANDGUN LICENSING AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO APPLY IN ANY STATE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A HANDGUN LICENSING AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General- Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 932. Licensing and registration of handguns
`(a)(1) The Attorney General of the United States shall establish a Federal system for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States, which shall include a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify--
`(A) each resident of a State to which this subsection applies who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun; and
`(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to own, possess, or control a handgun in a State to which this subsection applies unless the person--
`(A) is licensed to do so by the system established pursuant to paragraph (1); and
`(B) has registered the handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.
