Missouri Rep. Wants To Enable Cities To Destroy The 2nd Amendment

By Cam Edwards

Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay claims we’ve reached a “tipping point” on gun control, and is hoping that means we’ll see new gun control laws passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. We recently discussed the congressman’s new bill that would gut firearms preemption laws across the nation and allow for cities to pass sweeping gun bans, institute gun licensing and firearms registration laws, as well as impose onerous taxes on firearms and ammunition and other measures that would eviscerate the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. The bill, known as the Local Public Health and Safety Protection Act, is a fairly new bill that was introduced in late June, but the legislation is already drawing support from some of the far Left in Congress.

The bill, HR 3435, was introduced to the House in June and is co-sponsored by over 20 congressmen, including Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Kansas City; Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts; and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York.

“We need Congress to act now,” Clay said. “Congress has the power to save American lives, and we should be doing nothing less.”

When it comes to gun violence, Clay said he is tired of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms