Democrats just don’t know when to quit.
On the heels of Saturday’s March For Our Lives gun control rally, Democrats, led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), introduced legislation on Monday that would require instant background checks for anyone purchasing ammunition, the Sun Sentinel reports.
“I really think it’s important to underscore that without bullets a gun is just a hunk of useless metal, and a would-be killer lacks the means to actually kill or maim,” Wasserman Schultz said at a press conference.
The Florida congresswoman sponsored The Ammunition Background Check Act in the House, while Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced it in the Senate.
The legislation would follow the model of California, which will require background checks for ammunition buyers beginning next year.
Wasserman Schultz said it is a “loophole” that the current system allows someone to “buy as much ammunition as they want, without so much as being asked their first name.”
Her proposal included its own “loophole:” the bill would not require background checks for individuals who buy ammunition at shooting ranges or hunting camps with the intention of using it there.
Blumenthal said passing the bill would “make it harder for dangerous people to circumvent law and acquire the resources to commit gun violence.”
I’m introducing the Ammunition Background Check Act w/ @DWStweets. This commonsense measure will enforce federal law by requiring background checks on sales of ammunition.
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) March 26, 2018
Background checks on ammunition sales will make it harder for dangerous people to circumvent law and acquire the resources to commit gun violence. We should pass this simple, commonsense fix right away.
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) March 26, 2018
The NRA has already opposed “bullet control” measures in California. Wasserman Schultz brushed off the criticism that restricting the purchase of bullets would violate the Constitution’s Second Amendment
“You do not have the right to bear bullets,” she asserted.
Wasserman Schultz also defended the legislation on Twitter.
People who are banned from buying guns are also legally prohibited from buying bullets. Yet nationally we have no way to identify bad actors when they try to buy ammunition. That’s why I’ve just introduced the Ammunition Background Check Act. When we say #NeverAgain, we mean it.
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) March 26, 2018
It requires more than just a gun to take an innocent life. It also takes bullets. We need to do all we can to make sure neither of them end up in the wrong hands.
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) March 26, 2018
Many observers disagreed with the lawmaker.
We want her background checked
— PJ Cruz (@PJCruzer) March 27, 2018
Would Imran Awan pass your background check, Debs???
— AMERICA FIRST (@MagaForeva) March 27, 2018
Why the background check? A criminal cannot legally own a gun, so why would they need ammo? Are you saying criminals don’t follow the laws? Say it ain’t so. Just another law to punish people who follow the law
— Brian Harms (@Haulroadrunner) March 27, 2018
Surprised you are still in office. Unlike criminals, gun buyers go through background checks. #2A
— Jodi (@republican_jo) March 26, 2018
So you’re worried about a person who has been denied the purchase of a firearm having ammunition? Would this suggest you’re admitting that these criminals will obtain guns on the black market and no law will prohibit criminals getting firearms, only law abiding citizens?
— Andrew Morrison (@VOIPAKM) March 26, 2018
The stupidity is growing exponentially.
— L Robbins (@robbinl_robbins) March 27, 2018
Makes me want to go out and buy more ..
— Doug Henderson (@dougs_photo) March 27, 2018
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