USCCA Statement on New Senate Firearms Legislation for CC Reciprocity

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

West Bend, WI –-(Ammoland.com)- Following today’s report that a bipartisan group of Senators is introducing new federal legislation aimed at improving background checks for gun sales, Tim Schmidt, the President and Founder of the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) made the following statement:

“Like the NRA and other pro-Second Amendment organizations, the USCCA supports the inclusion of all appropriate records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and particularly those convicted of domestic violence. If the system is broken that should be addressed, but Congress should not stop there.

“We must also recognize that acts of terror in the United States and abroad have continued to occur, making the right to self-defense more important than ever. We saw that firsthand just this month when a brave Texan confronted and wounded the Southerland Springs mass shooter with his AR-15. And in New York City a police officer was fortunately able to stop the terrorist who killed innocent bikers, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that New York City laws ensured that none of the other citizens there had a weapon to defend themselves, especially if the terrorist had a real firearm.

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