Orange Dust
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Here we go again. Commie Crooks:
The House voted today to approve another anti-gun bill. The Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) passed by a 228-198 vote. Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting in favor of the measure. Seven Democrats broke party lines and voted against the bill. This marks the second major gun bill to clear the House this week.
The legislation was spearheaded by House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-South Carolina), Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-South Carolina) and Rep. Pete King (R-New York). It extends the initial review period for background checks from three to ten business days.
If the bill becomes law, a gun buyer will have to take the following steps when purchasing a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL):
As reported by the Wall Street Journal: The FBI indicates that roughly 92% of the NICS checks render an instant decision. If the check is clean, the FFL will get a notice to "proceed" with the sale. If the check indicates the buyer is a prohibited person, then the FFL receives a notice that the transfer is "denied" and the sale cannot go through.
In about 8% of cases, the decision is "delayed," and under the current law, a buyer need only wait three days for the government to act. If no action is taken within the three-day period then the FFL may proceed with the sale.
Those supporting the bill state it is needed to close the so-called "Charleston loophole," arguing that the current three-day waiting period allowed the shooter in the Emanuel AME Church attack to obtain his weapon.
Reverend Sharon Risher, whose mother and cousins were shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church spoke after the bill was passed.
"The hate-filled man who killed my mother and cousins four years ago never should have gotten his hands on a gun, and yet, through a loophole, he was able to arm himself and take the lives of nine church-goers, peacefully in prayer," said Risher. "No family should have to live with the pain of having a loved one taken by senseless and preventable gun violence. It is high time for Congress to address this loophole, properly enforce our background checks system and keep guns out of the hands of people with hateful intentions."
The House voted today to approve another anti-gun bill. The Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 1112) passed by a 228-198 vote. Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting in favor of the measure. Seven Democrats broke party lines and voted against the bill. This marks the second major gun bill to clear the House this week.
The legislation was spearheaded by House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-South Carolina), Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-South Carolina) and Rep. Pete King (R-New York). It extends the initial review period for background checks from three to ten business days.
If the bill becomes law, a gun buyer will have to take the following steps when purchasing a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL):
- Complete ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record) so that a NICS background check can be done.
- After the form is submitted, the federal government has up to 10 business days to determine whether the FFL may proceed with the transfer.
- If ten days pass without a determination, then the buyer can petition the government for permission to proceed with the transfer.
- The government then has an additional ten business days to act on the petition.
- If the government does not act on the petition within the additional ten-day period then the FFL may proceed with the transfer.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal: The FBI indicates that roughly 92% of the NICS checks render an instant decision. If the check is clean, the FFL will get a notice to "proceed" with the sale. If the check indicates the buyer is a prohibited person, then the FFL receives a notice that the transfer is "denied" and the sale cannot go through.
In about 8% of cases, the decision is "delayed," and under the current law, a buyer need only wait three days for the government to act. If no action is taken within the three-day period then the FFL may proceed with the sale.
Those supporting the bill state it is needed to close the so-called "Charleston loophole," arguing that the current three-day waiting period allowed the shooter in the Emanuel AME Church attack to obtain his weapon.
Reverend Sharon Risher, whose mother and cousins were shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church spoke after the bill was passed.
"The hate-filled man who killed my mother and cousins four years ago never should have gotten his hands on a gun, and yet, through a loophole, he was able to arm himself and take the lives of nine church-goers, peacefully in prayer," said Risher. "No family should have to live with the pain of having a loved one taken by senseless and preventable gun violence. It is high time for Congress to address this loophole, properly enforce our background checks system and keep guns out of the hands of people with hateful intentions."
