Posted on 02/10/2011 3:34:44 AM PST by marktwain
On Feb. 3, the Congressional Research Service, the policy and legal analysis branch of the Library of Congress, released a report titled “Gun Control Legislation” by William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy.
Here’s what it does:
This report provides basic firearms-related statistics, an overview of federal firearms law, and a summary of legislative action in the 111th Congress and selected legislative action in the 110th Congress that involved issues revisited in the 111th Congress. The report concludes with a discussion of other salient issues that have generated significant congressional interest in the past, including the 1994-2004 LCAFD ban.
Importantly, here is what is under consideration:
Other salient and recurring gun control issues that have generated past congressional interest include (1) screening firearms background check applicants against terrorist watch lists; (2) reforming the regulation of federally licensed gun dealers; (3) requiring background checks for private firearms transfers at gun shows; (4) more-strictly regulating certain firearms previously defined in statute as “semiautomatic assault weapons”; and (5) banning or requiring the registration of certain long-range .50 caliber rifles, which are commonly referred to as “sniper” rifles.
It is, of course, the Brady Campaign wish list (the one for this year), one that's being sold to us by oath-breaking politicians, media cheerleaders, anti-defense special interests and their useful idiot followers as “common sense” and “a good first step.”
It is neither, of course, and is hardly the end game, although anyone pointing to a “slippery slope” will quickly be derided as nutty and paranoid.
Some know better.
For now, gun rights advocates should be aware of the report. Take some time and study it. There is useful information there.
Hopefully, your representative already knows where you stand on the issue—if not, now is as good a time as any to remind him that any acceptable legislative action needs to focus on repealing existing gun laws, not turning up the infringements.
We'll find out how many of the newly-empowered Republicans turn out to be opportunistic 'teajackers," and how many "pro-gun Democrats" are party members first.
Click here to read the CRS Report.
yeah, good luck with all of that. payback is gonna be a MF come 2012. We need to make a list of all the things the liberals love most in life just so we can take them away. Roe v. Wade is #1 on my list.
Proves there is no cure for stupid.
GOD would like to see that evil deed thrown out HIMSELF!
LLS
In New Jersey you must obtain a permit to purchase to legally buy a firearm. But what about a gift of a firearm, from an individual in an unregulated state?
You gift me; I’ll gift you. Any legal minds see a problem?
Same with New York. I still don't understand how a requirement to have a permit, in a may issue state, is compatible with McDonald or Heller.
Shall-issue; maybe. But may-issue sounds like a direct violation.
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