Schumer Really Wants Gun Registration, Oh My

Winston Dorian put together a very well-written post about why he doesn't like the new legislation proposed by Senator Charles Schumer of New York.

Schumer’s “fix” bypasses the question of gun shows altogether. In fact, the term “gun show” appears nowhere in his bill. S. 436 proposes that virtually all private transfers, regardless of location, be subject to National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks. The exceptions would be extremely narrow; in many cases, even lending someone a firearm would be subject to federal regulation.

Near-universal NICS checks for firearms transfers, if coupled with allowing the FBI to retain records on approved firearm-related NICS checks, as proposed by the Brady Campaign, would achieve near-universal federal firearm transfer registration. That, in turn, would move gun control supporters one step closer to their goal of registering all firearms and firearm owners.

I don't know if the Senator is denying that we'd like to see licensing and registration, but I certainly don't. The way I see it, that's the only way to put an end to straw purchasing. That's the best way to constrain gun owners to be responsible for the guns they own, which they seem to have a hard time doing now.

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