NRA bashers will be here momentarily, but I would remind them that this is NBC news, and NBC lies all the time.
An article appearing today on NBCNews.com is falsely reporting that NRA will not oppose legislation being negotiated in the U.S. Senate that would mandate background checks for all gun purchasers.The story posted on NBCNews.com alleges that NRA will not oppose expanding the background check system to include all private firearm sales, "provided the legislation does not require private gun sellers to maintain records of the checks". This statement is completely untrue. The NRA opposes criminalizing private firearms transfers between law-abiding individuals, and therefore opposes an expansion of the background check system.
The NRA supports meaningful efforts to address the problems of violent crime and mass violence in America, through swift and certain prosecution of violent criminals; securing our schools; and fixing our broken mental health system.
A catagroical denial of the headline.
Didn’t see anything from the NRA on SB197 in CO, BTW.
Even after this gets denied NBC will never declare it missrepresented NRA’s position and will continue to do so. The alphabet news soup has yet to be vigorously confronted until they do they’re going to continue and are getting bolder.
The ability to “infringe” is greatly increased due to the volume of transfers that would have to be conducted by some sort of central government clearing house...
But that is almost beside the point...
This idea will not prevent one act of violence by anyone, anywhere in this country, but it will allow the government to access all sorts of data on YOU, and those YOU deal with PRIVATELY...
All in the name of what???
This baby step, in the wrong direction, is yet another example of how our right to keep and bear arms, as we see fit to do so, is constantly threatened, and for such a minor thing, it should be an easy thing for those that get a LOT OF MONEY from its membership should be screaming bloody murder about this...
Our right to keep and bear arms is NOT a political idea!!! One to be triffled with, or bartered for some political purpose...Because it may be hard, or difficult to fight for...
Criminals (and other determined individuals) will still not adhere to this provision, so why should law-abiding citizens??? Just because we are law-abiding does not mean this is a binding law, it has un-Constitutional written ALL OVER IT, and those that should know this are ignoring that fact!!!
I do not often dissagree with the NRA, but this is definitely one of those times...