Posted March 11, 2019 12:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

I’ve been pretty open about the idea of the Senate not hearing gun bills, the House passing them to grandstand, and having nothing come of it.

However, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently made some comments that can remind us all not to be so quick to make those assumptions.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told CNN on Wednesday that the Committee plans to hold a hearing on Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) – commonly referred to as “red flag laws” – on March 26th.

The move is a rather big ordeal, considering the House has passed multiple gun control laws, including H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Check Act of 2019, and H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019.

“I haven’t really looked at the House package, but this is to me the area where we can come together. We did a lot on NICS Fix,” Graham told CNN. “I think there’s a lot of common ground on enrolling people in the background system who are a danger to themselves or others.”

Gun rights advocates have kept an eye on red flag laws, especially at the state level. …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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