Senators introduce bipartisan gun background check bill
Source: The Hill
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 11/16/17 10:02 AM EST
A bipartisan group of senators is trying to strengthen reporting to the national background check system in the wake of a shooting in Texas earlier this month.
Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would require states and agencies to produce plans for sending records to the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) that would show if an individual is prohibited from buying a gun and verifying that the information is accurate.
The measure would also try to incentivize agencies and states to provide information by blocking bonus pay for political appointees in agencies that fail to upload records to the background check system and rewarding states that follow their implementation plans.
For years agencies and states havent complied with the law, failing to upload these critical records without consequence. ... This bill aims to help fix whats become a nationwide, systemic problem so we can better prevent criminals and domestic abusers from obtaining firearms," Cornyn said in a statement.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360654-senators-introduce-bipartisan-gun-background-check-bill
lark
(23,199 posts)I love the part about no bonuses, lol.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)OK, guys, take the rest of the week off. Your checks are in the mail.
Regards, Wayne L.
Nitram
(22,971 posts)I'm skeptical because these false starts seem to be the rule. The typical sequence of events seems to have been 1) bi-partisan "concern" immediately after an incident, 2) prayers from Republicans and suggestions for bills from Democrats, 3) a brief show of bi-partisan agreement that a bill should be passed, and 4) Republicans decide the public has lost interest during the "cooling-off period" and withdraw support for legislation. Repeat.