More gun bills
NRA pushing a couple of bills. One would prohibit the Justice Department from banning import of supposedly ‘non-sporting’ shotguns. You may recall that being an issue recently.
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November 18th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
The minibus spending bill was signed and includes the following NRA riders.
Second Amendment Issues: The conference agreement includes policy provisions supporting the 2nd Amendment including:
Permanent provisions:
o Prohibiting establishment of a National Gun Registry—no funds may be used to create, maintain, or administer a firearms owners’ database. This prohibition has been a policy provision since fiscal year 1979.
o Former Firearms Dealers Information Retrieval—no funds can be used to electronically retrieve personally-identifying information gathered by federal firearms licensees. The provision prohibits the federal government from creating a gun registry from firearms’ dealers’ records that are required to be surrendered to the federal government upon the dealer going out of business. This is another provision that has been included in appropriation legislation since fiscal year 1997.
o Firearm Background Checks—protects the privacy of gun buyers by prohibiting the gun buyers’ personal information from being retained by government authorities for 4 more than 24 hours after a firearm’s background check. It has been included in appropriation legislation since 1999.
New Provisions:
o Prohibits Funding for “Gun Walking” Operations—no funds can be used to knowingly transfer firearms to agents of drug cartels unless U.S. law enforcement personnel control or monitor the firearms at all times. This amendment addresses the Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious incident.
o Shotgun Importation Limitations—prohibits the Department of Justice from requiring imported shotguns to meet a “sporting purposes” test that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has used to prohibit the importation of shotguns with adjustable stocks, extended magazine tubes.
Maintains Current Provisions:
o Definitions of Curio and Relic—no funds can be used to change the definition of a “curio or relic,” which addresses the status of collectible firearms.
o Importation of Curios and Relics—no funds can be used by BATFE to prevent the importation of collectible firearms that meet all legal requirements.
o Business Activity—no funds can be used to deny a federal firearms license or renewal on the basis of low business activity.
o Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer—requires any trace data to include a disclaimer stating that such trace data cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about firearms related crimes.
o Firearms Parts Exported to Canada—no funds can be used to require an export license for small firearms parts valued at less than $500 for export to Canada. This provision eliminates a Clinton Administration requirement.
o Transfer of BATFE Authority—no funds can be used to transfer any duty or responsibility of the BATFE to any other federal agency or department. This provision addresses a Clinton Administration plan to transfer BATFE firearms enforcement to the FBI or Secret Service.
November 18th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
So onto the Senate, then Obama’s Desk, if he ever comes near it.
November 18th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Obama already signed it. It’s done.
November 18th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Good.
Now we need to use similar language to reverse the Streetsweeper bullshit Destructive Device rulings.
No more 12 gauge “Destructive Devices”.
Or even better, only actual explosive rounds count as DDs. Before 1968, if you owned an anti-tank gun, as long as you only shot AP ammo, you didn’t need any registration.