George Pataki: “Bringing Guns Across State Lines is Illegal!” Uh, No It’s Not.

By Nick Leghorn

Former Republican governor of new York George Pataki has very gingerly placed his foot inside his mouth. The Republican presidential candidate did an interview with a publication called “The Skimm” in which he discussed topics ranging from health care to gun control. On that latter topic, the New York governor seemed woefully ignorant of the existing gun laws in the United States. Specifically, he claimed that . . .

 

The second thing with federal gun laws, is that we need to do a better job of enforcing them. It is illegal to bring a gun across state lines, and yet it happens all the time, and I don’t understand why the federal government is not doing far more to prevent that.

I agree that existing gun laws should be better enforced before making up new laws, but the former Governor seems to not understand that merely bringing firearms across state lines is not, in fact, a crime. The NRA has a handy little FAQ on that very subject if the good Mr. Pataki would like some reading material.

There’s some support for his claim, at least in New York. Handguns are licensed by the State of New …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns