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| Senators strike gun background check deal in wake of church shooting |
| 2017-11-17 |
| There go the muzzle loaders. [WASHINGTONTIMES] Key Republicans and Democrats announced a significant gun bill Thursday, striking a deal to push federal agencies to report more domestic violence records to the gun-buying background check system. The deal includes Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican whose state suffered the recent tragic church shooting, as well as Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, two Democrats from Connecticut who have been among the most prominent gun-control supporters. "For years agencies and states haven’t complied with the law, failing to upload these critical records without consequence," Mr. Cornyn said. The new bill would punish agencies that fail to report their records on domestic violence to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which screens gun purchases from licensed firearms dealers. It also pushes states to report more records. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "pushes"...? "PUSHES"...?!?!?! Heads up you morons - it's already a mandatory requirement. People who aren't doing their job are BREAKING FEDERAL LAW. Let me enlarge upon P2k's comments - screw Civil Service protections. Someone is responsible for the next idiot getting a gun because they didn't send in the paperwork? Mandatory 5 years Federal sentence, no parole. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-11-17 12:23 |
| #1 "Pushes"? There is no push, unless you suspend Civil Service protection for those who can't or won't do the work. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-11-17 07:48 |