Legislative
H.R. 1112 Passes House
H.R. 1112 (Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019) passed in the House (228 to 198) Thursday afternoon. Would recommend contacting your Senator and asking them not to pass the companion bill. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1112/text
Read MoreH.R. 8 Passes House
H.R. 8 (universal background checks) passed in the House (240 to 190) this afternoon. Would recommend contacting your Senator and asking them not to pass the companion bill. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8/text
Read MoreH.R.1263
Details are slim on this one — so far just the title has been released. But that is scary enough… To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1263
Read MoreSteve Scalise On 2A
My name is Steve Scalise. I am the Congressman for Louisiana’s 1st District. I am the Republican Whip. I am also a target of gun violence. Many of you may be familiar with the events of June 14, 2017. Around 7:00 AM, at the last morning practice before the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity,…
Read MoreVOX: Universal Background Checks Ineffective
The Democrats’ current crop of gun control bills includes universal background checks in order to purchase a gun. But the liberal news site Vox recently cited research showing background checks don’t stop gun violence. Currently, federal law requires background checks on buyers purchasing guns from a federally licensed gun dealer. But the “gun show loophole 
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