Opinion
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Nancy Pelosi and her anti-gun team are either profoundly stupid or genuinely evil.
Although either answer is arguably correct, the latter most likely explains H.R. 8 — a bill that is scheduled for a hearing this week in the House Judiciary Committee.
With H.R. 8, Pelosi and her gun-hating cronies have crafted a “Universal Background Check” bill with dozens of trap doors that could, if enforced to the letter, put millions of gun owners in prison.
Specifically, the bill outlaws the “transfer” of a firearm without a Brady Check. While this includes private sales, it by no means is limited to that.
The term “transfer” is nowhere defined, but it’s clear from the bill that handing your gun to a neighbor for as little as one second is a “transfer” unless you’re covered by one of the bill’s so-called exceptions.
So if you show off your new gun to your neighbor in your living room, and hand it to him to look at, you’re a criminal, and can go to prison for up to a year under federal level.
But as onerous as this provision is, the worst part consists of the Universal Gun Registry the bill would create.
Under H.R. 8, since every gun transfer will go through a dealer, every gun owner will have a 4473.
We know that the ATF, in connection with annual inspections conducted under federal law, is increasingly copying these forms to its database in a centrally accessible format. See examples here.
So here’s the problem: if everyone has a 4473, everyone is potentially in the database.
Even the Obama Administration recognized this in 2013, when a leaked memo from the Justice Department revealed its assessment of Universal Background Checks:
Effectiveness depends on the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring gun registration …. (Emphasis added.)
Regardless, gun grabbers today are trying to put a new spin on Universal Registration Checks. They claim that section 5(1) in the bill prohibits registration.
The problem is that the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 CURRENTLY prohibits a national gun registry. And yet, the ATF is not interpreting that prohibition from preventing it from doing what it’s already doing.
So if the current prohibition isn’t effective, why would anyone suppose that putting it in the law a second time would make any difference?
Are we putting the ATF on double super-secret probation?
As I mentioned above, the House is now pushing this bill to the forefront.
So please send your Representative a pre-written letter OPPOSING H.R. 8.
If you call your Representative — and want additional talking points — you can go here to see GOA’s Fact Sheet on H.R. 8.
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Erich Pratt
Executive Director
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As usual, a brain-dead woman whom is trying to “rule” our country, is just assuming that her “office” in the House gives her more “power” to ursurp the POTUS. Perhaps her Doctors ignore the infated ego, the incredible alcholisim, but it’s painfully obvious to me. I gave 4 years to MY COUNTRY during the Vietnam War years, rated as 4F by the Army. Our USAF took me, schooled me in radio. I’ve held an Honorable Discharge for 50 years, and sadly noted that Pelosi has NO brags about OUR country. To her & the anti-gun followers, “Take my guns out… Read more »
They will try and take the guns yes but they will fail cuz they would have to send the armed forces on the civilians witch is an act of war witch grants us the right to preserve our right to live
Universal Background checks. Data Base for Gun Confiscation.
Yes they will do it, Whil they hide behind their Walls. With armed guards.
It would seem that our choices of States to live in could soon depend on our beliefs of what means we will have to defend those Freedoms. I’m still amazed at the number of citizens who do Not believe that our Government would declare war on it’s own citizens! I have read several statements by people that have moved, changed their State, due to the infringement by local governments. Could we see a larger migration of people according to their views on Liberty and Freedom? Let the Great Shuffle Begin !!
I called n asked that my renewal be sent out about three weeks ago n I still haven’t received it. Please send it! I wish to be current again!! Thanks. GOA IS THE ONLY ORG. I TRUST TO REPRESENT ME!!
@ John: I moved to Mo, where do I find out more on SB42 & HB40 and which Idiots proposed them so I can contact them????
Obviously, the likes of Pelosi et al. is trying to tell us something. No walls, so terrorist could freely come in and slaughter Americans. Disarm Americans, so we can die anytime they wish. And yet nobody amongst us dare say that they are guilty of Treason.
GCA ’68 prohibits a registry as well. Hasn’t stopped them from trying.
Simple. Genuinely evil. There – settled.
My friend, Barry Schmidt, DDS, expresses clearly what I felt last year, when, at age 81, I sold my CA home, divested my CA investments and moved to rural TX. My TX CHL is being processed now that I have completed the 6 months residency requirement and taken the required coursework. Gas this a.m. was $1.89, over a dollar cheaper than CA. Texas has no state income tax and home prices are about 1/2 of CA prices. It took me a while to let go of CA, but in the end I had no choice and am glad I left… Read more »