Is The GOP ‘Shifting’ On Gun Rights?

By Tom Knighton

The idea that Sen. Dianne Feinstein would propose a bill that’s supposed to ban bump stocks but would actually ban anything other than stock triggers isn’t surprising. That some Republicans in the House thought it was such a swell idea that they proposed similar legislation? That’s surprising.

However, following the massacre of 58 people in Las Vegas, perhaps they just weren’t thinking clearly. It’s an emotional time, after all.

Yet that, coupled with word that Republican Sen. John Cornyn was considering working with Democrats on closing any gaps in background checks following the massacre in Texas has Bloomberg News claiming, “GOP Shows Small Shift On Gun Legislation After Texas Massacre.”

A Senate Republican chairman scheduled a rare gun-control hearing next week after a GOP leader from Texas said he’s willing to work with Democrats to close gaps in national background checks for firearm purchasers.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Tuesday his panel on Nov. 14 will discuss regulation of firearm accessories, such as the “bump stocks” used by the man who killed 58 people in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, and enforcement of the national criminal background check system for gun purchasers.

Earlier in the day, second-ranking Senate Republican …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms