Posted on 05/20/2022 5:27:48 AM PDT by Red Badger
Democratic Senators have introduced new gun control legislation that would, among other things, institute a federal license requirement to buy a gun.
Democratic New Jersey Senators Bod Menendez and Cory Booker, and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the “Federal Firearm Licensing Act” Thursday. The bill would institute a requirement for gun purchasers to obtain a firearms license through the Department of Justice before buying or receiving a gun.
The text of the bill states in part:
[It] shall be unlawful for any individual to purchase or receive a firearm unless the individual has a valid Federal firearm license.
The bill then outlines the procedure for establishing the license under the Department of Justice, directing the attorney general to establish a system for issuing them. In order to be eligible to obtain the license itself, a prospective licensee must first complete a firearms safety course, which includes “a written test, to demonstrate knowledge of applicable firearms laws; and hands-on testing, including firing testing, to demonstrate safe use and sufficient accuracy of a firearm.” After that, the licensee must pass a federal background check and a criminal history; submit proof of identification; fingerprints; and information about the firearm the licensee intends to buy or obtain, including “make, model, and serial number, and the identity of the firearm seller or transferor.”
As Booker noted in a press release, the federal background check and ID check would require the licensee to be at least 21 years old, effectively raising the legal age of gun ownership to 21.
Under the law, the attorney general would have to approve or deny applications within 30 days, and notify state and local officials of every application. If approved, licenses would be made available at a “designated local office.” Each individual license would be valid to buy one firearm, to be purchased within 30 days of issuance. The licenses would expire five years after the issuance date. The law would also allow the attorney general to deny or revoke the license of anyone he deems “poses a significant danger of bodily injury to self or others by possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm.” The bill also includes a provision in which the law would not apply in states that have licensing processes “with substantially similar requirements.”
In addition, the bill makes it illegal to transfer a gun to any person without first being transferred to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer. It also makes it illegal to sell or transfer a gun to an unlicensed person.
In the Thursday press release, the three senators cited the mass shooting in Buffalo last weekend as the reason for pushing the legislation. A gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others at a grocery store in the city Saturday, allegedly targeting the store because of racial animus, as The Daily Wire reported. “This is the moment to enact ambitious legislation – as a nation, we must rise to it, or we are fated to witness the deadly scenes of this past weekend and years past over again,” said Booker.
“We have a moral obligation to prevent these senseless massacres in our schools, supermarkets, places of worship and shopping malls that are tearing communities and families apart,” added Menendez, calling on Republicans to pass the bill.
I will NOT comply. They’re gonna have to come and get them.
Zelensky did it.
“”the bill makes it illegal to transfer a gun to any person without first being transferred to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer.””
Isn’t that already the law?
Vote Trump as dictator of the USA and see how fast these Rats will want to own guns. /spit
What democrat senator besides Manchin, would oppose this? If we lose one more seat in November, I bet it would get 50 votes. If we lose two seats, it would get 51, and they might get rid of the fillibuster. We are on the precipice here of something really damaging.
How about a little honesty in the reporting?
I already have one.
And what are folks going to do about it? March on Washington? Protests? Revolution? What do we do IF congress passes this bill? I know I won’t comply but there will be many who will.
"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Seems a pretty clear-cut infringement to me. If I cannot exercise a "right" without first obtaining permission from some other entity then it is no-longer a right. Ergo, it has been infringed upon.
I will not comply.
In order to be eligible to obtain the license itself, a prospective licensee must first complete a civics course, which includes “a written test, to demonstrate knowledge of the Constitution and voting laws; and hands-on testing, including registration and voting, to demonstrate safe use and sufficient accuracy of voting.” After that, the licensee must pass a federal background check and a criminal history; submit proof of identification; fingerprints; and information about the candidates the licensee intends to vote for
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Try this first
They will make it retro-active to 1774............................
Not in non-communist states.
Maybe they do a simple registry of people, we just register, everyone with or without a firearm, our name, address, date of birth, ssn, and citizenship? Oh, wait, they already have that! /s
Only if the transfer is between states (interstate commerce). In-state...no...unless state law also requires it.
You know, one of the days, laws like this will cause the Supreme Court to just clear the table of all of the federal, state, and local laws that infringe. We are overdue for a clear reset to equalize the 2nd amendment with the others. Shall not infringe is rather clear, granted the rest of the 2nd amendment is poorly written.
They are working on erasing everything in the Constitution fundamental change in action aka no guns for you.
“a written test, to demonstrate knowledge of applicable firearms laws;
= = =
Nobody could get this right.
The ATF can’t even figure out its own laws.
And add in each state’s laws - - - even worse.
Just memorize 2A.
I visit liberal message boards all the time to see what the other side thinks, and even they are divided on gun control.
Biden admin has already been revoking FFL licenses by the handful.
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED....
IF Booker & others are looking for a line in the sand-—they better be careful before THEY trip over it.
These two gun control bills passed the House in 2021 with 100% of the dems voting yes, and several Republicans. It was only blocked in the senate because it was just short of 60 votes to break the fillibuster. Manchin supported the gun control bills, as did several Republican senators (usual suspects). We are much much closer to gun control passing than most will admit.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/03/gun-control-groups-urge-senate-gun-bills/
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