Law Gun Safety Legislation: Signed into Law

[IX_Equilibrium]

Lol if that's it I have no issues.
Yes any further will go down in flames.

March For Our Lives tweeted, "This package is NOT perfect, but it’s a major step forward and the first gun reform package likely to pass both chambers of Congress in 30 years. This will not put an end to gun violence, but this is a first step and we’ll continue to push for more aggressive policies."

 

[Archie Goodwin]

March For Our Lives tweeted, "This package is NOT perfect, but it’s a major step forward and the first gun reform package likely to pass both chambers of Congress in 30 years. This will not put an end to gun violence, but this is a first step and we’ll continue to push for more aggressive policies."

Give them an inch, they come back for a mile. Because this was never about the safety of children. But rather always about disarming the citizens so only the privileged left and their bodyguards have access to guns under their own self-serving exceptions. Wake the fuck up, Sheep!

 

[Lead]

Beyond the 10 republican senators, McConnell has now come out in support of the framework, assuring we could see much more than 60 votes on the bill:

McConnell boost adds to momentum of Senate gun legislation
The Hill

A bipartisan framework to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals and boost funding for mental health treatment has strong momentum after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed it Tuesday.

McConnell says he is planning to vote for legislation based on the framework, which would make him the 11th Republican in the Senate to back it.


That would give the legislation at least 61 votes — one more than necessary to break a filibuster — barring an unexpected meltdown.

“For myself, I’m comfortable with the framework, and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supportive,” McConnell told reporters after the weekly Senate GOP lunch.

Despite his reputation as a staunch partisan, McConnell has been willing to vote against a majority of the Senate Republican Conference at times in order to pass bills he believes are in the nation’s interest.

Last year, he was one of 19 Republicans to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure package and one of 14 Republicans to vote for a one-time exemption to the filibuster on raising the debt ceiling.

 

[ElKarlo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owo_church_attack

Seems like it would have been helpful if the congregation had been somewhat armed against the religion of peace.

 

[Lead]

Draft legislation has hit disagreement about an item in current law about the "boyfriend loophole". Essentially, there are restrictions on those who have been convicted of domestic abuse to gun ownership if they live with a wife or child. The boyfriend loophole is that same person living with their partner and/or kid but refraining from marriage to avoid the restriction.

At issue is a provision in the proposed agreement that would make it more difficult for domestic abusers to obtain guns.

Current law bars people convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence restraining order from being able to buy a gun, but it applies only if they have been married to or lived with the victim, or had a child with them. Lawmakers have worked unsuccessfully for years to close what has come to be known as the “boyfriend loophole” by expanding the law to include other intimate partners. Taking such a step is seen as one of the more publicly popular and effective ways to reduce gun violence.

But first, lawmakers must agree on what exactly makes someone an intimate partner. Is it one date or several? Could an ex-boyfriend count?

Senator Christopher S. Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat who has been leading the talks, described it as “a complicated question of state statutes and state charging practices.”

Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Republican, said the boyfriend question was surprisingly complex.

“The surface explanation seems like it would be fairly simple, but I know that as they try to reduce it to legislative text, I think it’s gotten a little bit more uncomfortable,” said Mr. Thune, who is not directly involved in the negotiations.

Earlier this year, lawmakers were forced to drop a similar provision from an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act — a landmark law intended to stop domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault — because Republicans objected.

Additionally, the head of talks from the GOP side, Cornyn, walked out of talks yesterday in frustration. The expectation is there still will be a bill/ vote before next recess in early July.

 

[Lead]

Senate passed their version of the bill 65-33. The House is expected to take up the vote today and we could see this signed very soon.

Senate passes gun control bill and sends it to the House
NPR

The Senate passed a narrow, bipartisan bill that could become the first gun control measure to come out of Congress in nearly three decades, voting 65-33 late Thursday night.

The legislation resulted from negotiations among 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats that began after two mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, last month. Friday will mark one month since 19 children and two adults were killed at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

That settles it. I think I'll buy my first gun.

Anyone have any suggestions what I should get?

 

[Rob Battisti]

That settles it. I think I'll buy my first gun.

Anyone have any suggestions what I should get?

First gun the government knows about!

 

[12ga.]

Not sure any legislation will fix anything since places with most gun control have most killings with guns. Think like Chicago or NYC where it's impossible to get a gun. Stupids we elect have to be appearing to do something though for simple minds.

 

[Greta Thunberg]

That settles it. I think I'll buy my first gun.

Anyone have any suggestions what I should get?

Anything at all from a private seller would be a good start...

 

[Lead]

House passed the bill 234-193.


Congress passes most significant gun reform bill in decades, sends it to Biden
CNBC

Scrambling to respond to a recent spate of bloody gun massacres, U.S. lawmakers passed the most significant federal gun restrictions in decades on Friday, following years of false starts and failures to tighten gun laws.

Following Senate passage late Thursday, the House passed the bipartisan bill that takes steps to restrict gun access for the youngest buyers, domestic violence offenders and others who could pose a risk to their communities. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act also would fund school safety and mental health programs.

 

[ChuckSteak]

I remember a meme that alot of people liked on here about the FBI ignoring Cruzs red flags (and only paying attention to Trump) before he went on that massacre. I thought yea but you guys would complain about 2nd ammendment rights if the Fbi did anything like take away his guns before the massacre. We need to meet in the middle somewhere.

Mental health issues- No guns
Domestic issues with family- No guns
No gun show loopholes
Harsh punishment for Felons with guns

There is no such thing as a gun show loophole.

 

[Lead]

Late on closing out this thread but Biden signed the bill. Obviously, with the recent Highland shooting, the celebration is short lived and likely not appeasing anyone.

Biden signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law
Axios

President Biden signed the most significant federal gun legislation in nearly three decades on Saturday after it received bipartisan support in Congress earlier this week.

Why it matters: The bill is now law, coming in response to multiple mass shootings last month, including one at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas in which 19 children and two teachers were killed and another in which 10 were killed at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

• The law includes enhanced background checks for those under 21, funding for mental health and school safety, incentives for states to implement "red flag" laws and limits on the "boyfriend loophole."

What they're saying: "While this bill doesn't do everything that I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," Biden said.

 

[Stokanator]

I've got no problem with required background checks, or more lengthy hold times, that's fine. What I don't want is a bunch of anti-gun politicians making laws that wouldn't have prevented a single mass shooting and using this as a window of opportunity to slowly move the bar closer to removing guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.

I'd like to see laws that put a large amount of accountability on the parents when their child uses their parent's firearms to commit these mass crimes. This also should apply to parents with adult children currently living with them. They're the first ones to see and know when their kids have gone off the rails and have a moral obligation to report their physiocratic issues so they end up on these sorts of background checks and prevent them from purchasing a firearm.

 

[Queen B]

"Democrats in Klan hoods" is like saying "Republicans with brains"

 

[fingercuffs]

"Democrats in Klan hoods" is like saying "Republicans with brains"

Fucking hell, they are legit mental.

 

[fingercuffs]

I've got no problem with required background checks, or more lengthy hold times, that's fine. What I don't want is a bunch of anti-gun politicians making laws that wouldn't have prevented a single mass shooting and using this as a window of opportunity to slowly move the bar closer to removing guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.

I'd like to see laws that put a large amount of accountability on the parents when their child uses their parent's firearms to commit these mass crimes. This also should apply to parents with adult children currently living with them. They're the first ones to see and know when their kids have gone off the rails and have a moral obligation to report their physiocratic issues so they end up on these sorts of background checks and prevent them from purchasing a firearm.

Is this a thing?