Former DNC Chairwoman Calls For Ammo Background Checks

By Micah Rate

Following the Parkland shooting, the state of Florida was quick to enact new gun control measures. Bump stock devices were banned, a three-day waiting period for gun purchases was implemented, and the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle was changed from 18 to 21. Now there’s another suggestion floating around the state from former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. But rather than concerning firearms, it focuses on ammunition sales.

According to the Sun Sentinel, Wasserman Schultz is now calling for background checks on all ammunition purchases.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said Monday she wants a federal law that would require background checks for ammunition buyers.

“I really think it’s important to underscore that without bullets a gun is just a hunk of useless metal, and a would-be killer lacks the means to actually kill or maim,” she said.

It’s already illegal for convicted felons, domestic abusers and dangerously mentally ill people to buy firearms and ammunition. Background checks are already required for some firearms purchasers, but nothing prevents anyone from buying ammunition, without having to provide as much as a first name to the seller.

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Source:: Bearing Arms