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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nYeah, I’m as surprised as you are that I’m here praising Chuck Schumer for gun control legislation. According to Mashable<\/a>, he is introducing legislation to pay states that submit all of their NICS reports in a timely manner and punishing states that don’t.<\/p>\n The pair [Chuck and his cousin actress Amy] then called on the Department of Justice to write a report “comparing all states\u2019 standards for involuntary mental health commitment,” and urged it to give “federal recommendations” for best practices.<\/p>\n Finally, the duo called on Congress to fund mental health and substance abuse programs that provide treatment to those who need it most. They also urged increased funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If that’s the bill that goes to a vote, I don’t see any reason that anyone would oppose it. It’s what I’ve been advocating for years. Except that I disagree that states should be rewarded for doing what they already get paid to do. But if that’s what it takes to strengthen background checks, I’m all for it. <\/p>\n For some reason, the pair think that the NRA will oppose it, according to Deadline Hollywood<\/a>;<\/p>\n Citing the NRA, Sen. Schumer also noted \u201cwe are up against a very powerful lobby.\u201d Added the actress: \u201cI\u2019m expecting a backlash and I\u2019ll handle it,\u201d while revealing she has received death threats in the past.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Like I said, if that’s the bill that goes to a vote in Congress, I don’t see a reason that the NRA would oppose it. The real problem for them is protecting a clean bill from the gun grabbers who will see it as an opportunity to sneak registration into the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"