Dem Leaders Demand “Universal” Gun Checks, Trump Weighs Phone App

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

After a Sunday phone call with President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement demanding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hold a vote on HR8, the “universal background check” bill that has already passed the House of Representatives.

“This morning, we made it clear to the President that any proposal he endorses that does not include the House-passed universal background checks legislation will not get the job done, as dangerous loopholes will still exist and people who shouldn’t have guns will still have access. For instance, someone prohibited from possessing a gun under an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law could still obtain a firearm by exploiting the gun show and online loopholes that H.R. 8 would close.”

Pelosi and Schumer are pretending that making private transfers illegal will actually stop private transfers from taking place, which hasn’t been the case in states that have passed their own version of the bill. In Colorado and Washington State, there was no appreciable increase in background checks whatsoever. In Delaware, there was a slight increase in the number of background checks performed, but the state’s homicide rate …Read the Rest

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