Toomey And Manchin Reach Deal On Background Checks –
Update: NRA Opposes Deal
Via The Hill:
Via NRA:
Update: NRA Opposes Deal
Via The Hill:
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) have reached a deal to expand background checks for gun purchases, according to a source briefed on the agreement.
The two lawmakers have scheduled a joint press conference for 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss their latest progress.
Gun-control groups briefed on the main points of the emerging deal endorsed it.
“The deal as I understand it is a good deal. It is significantly less than true universal background checks but would make it harder for criminals to exploit the easiest avenues for obtaining illegal guns,” said a gun-control advocate briefed on the deal. “If I go online or to a gun show or to a classified ad to buy a gun, I have to undergo a background check and a record will be kept.
“It won’t cover every transaction but it will make it much harder for straw purchasers to buy guns in bulk and sell them,” said the source.
Update: Could not agree more with the NRA’s statement on this.The two lawmakers have scheduled a joint press conference for 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss their latest progress.
Gun-control groups briefed on the main points of the emerging deal endorsed it.
“The deal as I understand it is a good deal. It is significantly less than true universal background checks but would make it harder for criminals to exploit the easiest avenues for obtaining illegal guns,” said a gun-control advocate briefed on the deal. “If I go online or to a gun show or to a classified ad to buy a gun, I have to undergo a background check and a record will be kept.
“It won’t cover every transaction but it will make it much harder for straw purchasers to buy guns in bulk and sell them,” said the source.
Via NRA:
Expanding background checks at gun shows will not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime and will not keep our kids safe in schools. While the overwhelming rejection of President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg’s “universal” background check agenda is a positive development, we have a broken mental health system that is not going to be fixed with more background checks at gun shows. The sad truth is that no background check would have prevented the tragedies in Newtown, Aurora or Tucson. We need a serious and meaningful solution that addresses crime in cities like Chicago, addresses mental health deficiencies, while at the same time protecting the rights of those of us who are not a danger to anyone. President Obama should be as committed to dealing with the gang problem that is tormenting honest people in his hometown as he is to blaming law-abiding gun owners for the acts of psychopathic murderers.