Senate Democrats Want Law That Already Exists…Sort Of

By Tom Knighton

Following the tragedy in Las Vegas, Democrats in Congress decided it was the ideal time to trot out all of their favorite gun control proposals. Despite lacking the numbers to actually push anything through, they’re convinced that the public will push Republicans to abandon their gun-owning constituents. In some cases, they might have had a point.

However, it doesn’t help when Senate Democrats want something that’s already the law.

Senate Democrats cited mass shootings in Las Vegas and Newtown, Connecticut, before filing legislation Wednesday to expand background checks on those purchasing weapons at gun shows.

The legislation was filed a day after the FBI released more than 1,500 pages of documents that were part of the investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that led to the death of 20 first-graders and six educators.

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The bill was introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who worked with Sen. Dick Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the legislation after the Newtown tragedy.

Current background checks prevented 100,000 people with criminal or mental history from buying weapons, Murphy said.

Except that there are already background checks on gun sales at gun shows. It’s already the law. After all, the vast majority of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms