Posted October 23, 2017 6:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

When you buy a gun, there’s a lot of hassle that goes into it. However, a Democrat from the state of New York has decided that there’s not nearly enough hassle, so she’s offered up a bill to remedy that “problem” for gun buyers.

Characterized as a measure to fund gun violence research and victim assistance, a proposal by House Democrats would see a fee charged for National Instant Criminal Background Checks.

The bill, HR 3987, was introduced by New York Democrat U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez without comment earlier this month. Titled the Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017, it would assess gun buyers a $1 fee for NICS checks that, since their adoption in 1998, have been free.

As structured in Velazquez’s proposal, the first $10 million in fees collected every year would be earmarked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out gun research. Designated under the Public Health Service Act, the funds could then be distributed by CDC via grants to both public and private nonprofits and to individuals engaged in such research. The $10 million per year figure has long been a benchmark for Democrats on Capitol Hill …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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