{"id":60917,"date":"2015-07-19T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=60917"},"modified":"2015-07-19T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T17:55:18","slug":"gun-trafficking-legislation-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=60917","title":{"rendered":"Gun trafficking legislation in the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave sends us a link to The Hill<\/a> about more gun control measures being passed around in the Senate by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). The three claim that, in the rush to “do something” since the shootings in South Carolina last month, their idea fits the bill;<\/p>\n

The bill would make it illegal to buy two or more guns if the buyer knows, or suspects, that it would be illegal for them to do so, as well as sell or transfer two or more guns if the seller knows, or has reason to be believe, that it would be illegal for the buyer to own a gun. <\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Kirk, at the time, pointed to an uptick in gun violence in Chicago, saying that “gun trafficking is allowing gangs and violence to flourish in Chicago.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They sponsored a similar bill in 2013 that couldn’t break a filibuster in a Democrat-controlled Congress, it stands less chance in the current political climate. But, see, why not make it illegal to buy or sell one gun if you suspect the buyer can’t pass background checks? Why would it have to be about two guns? On top of that, how do they plan to enforce the law? Are they going to question every pair of fellows standing in a parking lot near a car with the trunk lid open? <\/p>\n

More than likely, it would be enforced by federal agents trolling the internet to set up gun buyers and sellers in sting operations. But, the criminals could get away with it if they refuse to buy or sell more than one gun from their parking lot store front. I guess the big question is, since the three Senators are tying this to the Charleston murders, how would this new law have prevented that crime, or any crime for that matter? All it’s doing is creating another crime.<\/p>\n

This is why we need to make Congress a part-time job. Cut their salaries and staffs appropriately and stop giving them time to sit around and think up useless legislation that will have absolutely no impact on anyone or anything. Rescinding the 17th Amendment probably wouldn’t hurt, either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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