Posted on 12/08/2022 9:27:03 AM PST by real saxophonist
Buck co-sponsors gun bill to create voluntary do-not-sell list
by: Matt Mauro
Dec 8, 2022
DENVER (KDVR) — Should the federal government create a list so people can voluntarily agree to be blocked from buying guns? That’s a bill the U.S. House of Representatives is debating — with support from a Colorado congressman.
The latest controversial gun bill in Congress is intended to cut down on suicides by allowing people who fear they could take their own lives to join a list that says they cannot legally buy a gun.
However, many Republicans argue it’s just another attack on the Second Amendment. Even so, U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, of Colorado, is a sponsor. The Republican is a strong gun rights supporter.
How the do-not-sell gun bill would work
Here’s what the bill would do.
It would require the attorney general to create what would be known as the voluntary purchase delay database.
It would also make the AG create a process so people can remove their names from the database. They would need a declaration from a mental health professional saying they are not at risk to harm themselves. Then, the AG would have 21 days to remove their name.
The House Judiciary committee approved the bill on Wednesday. But the full House would need to fast-track it and pass it before the end of this year.
Even if that happened, it would face an uphill battle in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to pass.
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Riiiight. It’ll be “voluntary” right up until some judge orders someone to sign up or else face contempt charges.
Ken Buck is searching for relevancy....
I’m afraid that my wife might volunteer my name to such a list...
And this guy votes on laws that effect all of us. WTF!!!!
AOC and Omar are the dumbest ones in Congress? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
The next thing to regulate: the number of sheets of toilet paper per crap.
Yep. He gained notice by prosecuting one of the first ‘hate crime’ cases.
Of course it would *never* happen that someone who never signed up would be placed on the list by some Rat Party hack at the Department of Just Us.
What we need most are group discussions to brainstorm the MOST moronic ideas each day. The MOST moronic each day gets some kind of prize.
That way somebody could decide to ban themselves from voting, or ban themselves from writing magazine articles, or having a jury trial.
Why maybe they could include other things on the list to, like buying alcoholic beverages, or even buying high fat foods at the supermarket.
Of course anyone who puts themselves on the list would need a way to remove themselves from the list, rendering it useless.
The whole idea is ridiculous.
Sure looks like a camel’s nose under the tent.
“The Republican is a strong gun rights supporter.”
Lie.
And the stoopidness continues unabated.
What a crock. Volunteer to be placed on a list? Don’t buy a gun, doofus. Although I do think all liberals ought to take advantage of this so we can all see how principled they are.
We need a ‘Do Not Elect’ list.
They would need a declaration from a mental health professional saying they are not at risk to harm themselves.
guilty ‘till proven innocent. Then the AMA position is enforced.
I’ll stick with 2A. thanks.
They would validate the request to get blocked just like they do mail in ballots. It will be the safest request system.
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