{"id":61212,"date":"2015-08-05T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=61212"},"modified":"2015-08-05T10:13:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:13:21","slug":"john-cornyn-introduces-gun-control-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=61212","title":{"rendered":"John Cornyn introduces gun control bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the Associated Press<\/a>, the Senate’s number two Republican, John Cornyn, is introducing legislation similar to the bill we discussed the other day<\/a> presented by Chuck Schumer;<\/p>\n

Backed by the National Rifle Association, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican leader is introducing legislation that would reward states for sending more information about residents with serious mental problems to the federal background check system for firearms purchasers.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

“Gaps in existing law or inadequate resources prevent our communities from taking proactive steps to prevent them from becoming violent,” Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Baker, spokeswoman for NRA legislative affairs, said the bill took “meaningful steps toward fixing the system and making our communities safer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

AP calls the bill “far more modest” than the bill that failed in the Senate more than two years ago, but, in fact it addresses the symptoms of the New Town school shooting better than the bill that failed. According to the article, Cornyn’s bill offers to bribe the states to do what they’re supposed to be doing in the first place – to get at least 90% of folks who shouldn’t own guns because of mental problems. I don’t know how they’re going to verify that 90% or why they’re not going for 100%, but it’s a start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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