Bill in Congress would require Americans take psych test, get liability insurance, register guns and more to own them

Law Enforcement Today ^ | January 31, 2021 | Pat Drowney

[White Lives Matter]

The law, HR 127, if passed and signed into law would, under §932 establish licensing of firearms and ammunition, as well as registration of firearms. This section would require the owner of a firearm to transmit to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under section (b)(1):

(A) the make, model, and serial number of the firearm, the identity of the owner of the firearm, the date the firearm was acquired by the owner, and where the firearm is or will be stored; and

(B) a notice specifying the identity of any person to whom, and any period of time during which, the firearm will be loaned to the person.

The above information would be required within three months of the effective date of the bill for firearms already owned by that date, and on the date an owner acquires a firearm for any weapons acquired after the effective date.

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Here’s the kicker about the above section. Read this carefully:

“The Attorney General shall make the contents of the database accessible to all members of the public [emphasis added], all Federal, State and local law enforcement authorities, all branches of the United States Armed Forces [emphasis added], and all State and local governments, as defined by the Bureau.”

So think about this for a minute. This law would publicize who owns guns, and where they store them. What a windfall for potential criminals…the ability to know who keeps guns in their homes (and by extension who does NOT) and where the guns are stored.

This is like putting a scarlet letter out there for where criminals can acquire guns. Or, where they don’t need to be worried about encountering an armed homeowner.

Secondly, why would the military need to know who has arms? For what purpose?

[Yashcheritsiy]

I just wish conservatives could think proactively rather than reactively.

I blame the worship of radical individualism and libertarianism.

[Blue Jays]

"...I blame the worship of radical individualism and libertarianism..."

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We as conservatives do indeed embrace rugged individualism. You are correct that otherwise good characteristic likely jams-up our ability to utilize teamwork. Republicans will attack each other over practically nothing while Democrats "circle the wagons" and reliably defend each other.