Posted March 13, 2019 10:00 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Many of us, myself included, have rested easily on the idea that gun control wasn’t likely to happen at the federal level due to the Republican control of the Senate. However, Sen. Lindsey Graham has signaled his willingness to hear at least some gun control bills in his judicial committee. That indicates that at least some in the GOP are willing to work with Democrats on anti-gun legislation.

That may have emboldened a few anti-gun Democrats to introduce gun control legislation in that chamber on Wednesday.

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Sschultz are holding a press conference Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. to introduce ‘Jaime’s Law.’

The bill would require universal background checks for ammunition purchases. It’s named after Jaime Guttenberg, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Now, what are the odds of this one flying? Not likely.

Ammunition restrictions are popular with the anti-gun crowd, but there’s not nearly as much broad support for that as there are for universal background checks or red flag laws.

That doesn’t mean it won’t gain some traction, though.

With Rep. Wasserman Schultz involved, that suggests a …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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