House Democrats Continue Unprecedented Push for More Gun Control

By NRAHQ

Opinion

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- As was continually threatened while Congress was on its six-week Summer break, House Democrats hastily convened a hearing on a recent Tuesday to promote their latest batch of anti-gun bills.

The House Judiciary Committee’s markup of three bills, with Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) controlling the process, went as one might expect. The anti-gun Democrat majority railed against guns, while Republicans demonstrated the innumerable flaws with each proposal.

The first bill taken up, H.R. 1236, is the federal version of extreme risk protection orders, or “red flag” laws. As implemented at the state level, these gun confiscation laws generally authorize the confiscation of firearms from individuals without due process. A petition for one of these protection orders often can be originated by a broad class of individuals, to include roommates and anyone with whom you’ve had an “intimate relationship.” Unchallenged statements made by a accuser before a judge, alleging that someone is a danger to themselves or others in an ex parte proceeding—prior to any formal court hearing at which the accused can be represented by counsel and present counter evidence—would be …Read the Rest

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