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The First Federal Gun Laws To Pass Since Newtown Are All NRA Approved
Thursday night, Congress passed the first federal legislation addressing firearms since the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut. But while one might think the new laws would tighten federal restrictions aimed at preventing criminals from getting guns, the reality is the opposite: all of them are National Rifle Association (NRA) promoted laws that actually weaken federal firearm law.
Six gun provisions were passed as riders attached to the resolution funding the government through September on Thursday. While all six had been federal law since 2004, each was approved by Congress on a year-to-year basis only. Now, four of the provisions are permanent. According to National Public Radios Tamara Keith, the NRA is the driving force behind these provisions. Here they are:
1) Limit enforcement tools against crooked dealers. One rider would prevent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agents from shutting down gun stores due to due to a lack of business activity, arguably a sign of criminal sales.
2) Shield gun dealers who lose their guns. This legislation precludes any federal law that requires gun retailers to count their guns and submit the results as a mechanism of determining whether any weapons have been lost or stolen.
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Full article with the rest of the list here: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/22/1760131/the-first-federal-gun-laws-to-pass-since-newtown-are-all-nra-approved/
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The First Federal Gun Laws To Pass Since Newtown Are All NRA Approved (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Mar 2013
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otohara
(24,135 posts)1. I Don't Feel Better
knowing these are approved by this murderous organization.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)2. Of course they are terrible laws.
Congress does nothing good for the People anymore.
SunSeeker
(51,554 posts)3. 2014 is coming. All these laws can be overturned.
What is sick is that in the mean time, these laws will assure that more people will die of gun violence.