Posted November 6, 2018 1:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

John Tester is one of those Democrats who likes to look like a friend to gun owners. However, he’s a prime example of the phrase, “With friends like these…”

Tester is a supporter of universal background checks. These aren’t popular with gun owners for a lot of reasons.

Lucky for Tester, he’s got Politifact in his corner, apparently.

For those who may not understand universal background checks, they are way of criminalizing private gun sales. They require citizens to submit to a federal background check for government approval each time they go to buy a gun. The background check is conducted the FBI.

Politifact quoted Republican Matt Rosendale saying Tester believes “believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government.” Politifact suggested Rosendale’s claim was so outlandish that it merited the label of “Pants on Fire,” as in liar, liar, pants on fire.

However, Tester does support universal background checks, which are nothing less than a requirement to seek government permission for a gun purchase. Moreover, universal background checks are not enforcement without a gun registry or …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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