With their newfound majority of in the House, liberals are plotting their first anti-gun move. It’s a call for federal background checks on all gun sales. Yes, I know that law pretty much exists already, but they want it to cover all private firearms transfers as well. The problem with that plan is that it would be totally unenforceable. In Oregon they recently passed the same law, no more private firearms transfers! And that was just swell, but they still happen. I personally know of an Oregon resident who recently completed such a private transaction. Realizing the futility of such a law, sheriffs in several counties here have simply refused to enforce it. But I guess Pelosi and crew missed that memo . . .
House Dems Seek Quick Action on Gun Control in New Congress
House Democrats are planning soon after they take power in January to move a bill to require federal background checks on all firearm sales, part of a broader attempt to advance long-stalled gun control measures, Politico reported on Monday.
Although the proposal won’t pass in the Republican-controlled Senate, getting through the House will be a step forward and a victory for the gun-control movement.
The plan has the backing of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who said “The new Democratic majority will act boldly and decisively to pass commonsense, life-saving background checks.”
Oh, dear, sweet, old, senile Nancy. I know your mind is gone but how is this law going to save any lives? Even the world’s biggest dolt knows that persons who are prohibited from possessing firearms aren’t going to acquire one via legal means. Believe it or not, there are people out there willing to secretly sell firearms to bad guys. Your law won’t stop that from happening. Nor will your law deter thieves from stealing them. It’s a pointless law, there’s nothing “commonsense” about it, and it isn’t going to save one damn life! Criminals don’t obey laws. That’s why they’re called criminals.
California Rep. Mike Thompson, head of a Democratic gun violence prevention task force and who plans to introduce the bill, stressed the political landscape has shifted dramatically on the issue.
“The American people want this,” he said. “They’re way ahead of the Congress, they’re way ahead of the White House.”
Don’t speak for me, asshole. I don’t want this.
Even if not passed into law, the legislation may serve as a messaging bill to demonstrate to the public that they heard those who have marched for action and show they won’t be afraid to talk about gun control ahead of the 2020 elections.
“It’s very important to us, it’s one of our top priorities,” said New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over the issue.
So much for that insanity. Here’s some logic from a Republican:
GOP North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, a key National Rifle Association ally in the House, said universal background checks is “something that… polls very well, but there’s not a single commercial gun transaction in America that doesn’t have a background check.”
He added that “the wrong people are not going to report gun sales. So you will need a registry to know where every gun is,” which is staunchly opposed by the NRA.
This could only be a product from the warped minds of liberals, because who else would push to pass a law that already exists and then, knowing it won’t pass anyway, declare a victory?
