House Democrats unveil gun control package

Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats unveiled their own gun control package on Thursday.

The measures proposed include requiring a background check for every gun sale and banning certain sorts of firearms.

During a press conference at the House Democratic retreat in Leesburg, Va., Rep. Mike Thompson announced the comprehensive principles of the Democrats’ Gun Violence Prevention Task Force that the Democrats would like to see implemented into law.

Here is the press release listing the proposals from the Democrats:

Ø Reinstate and strengthen a prospective federal ban on assault weapons: These weapons are designed to fire a large number of rounds in a short period of time. They constitute a lethal threat to law enforcement and other first responders.
Ø Reinstate a prospective federal ban on assault magazines: These magazines hold more than ten rounds and allow a shooter to inflict mass damage in a short period of time without reloading. Banning them will save lives.
Ø Require a background check for every gun sale, while respecting reasonable exceptions for cases such as gifts between family members and temporary loans for sporting purposes: It is estimated that four out of ten gun buyers do not go through a background check when purchasing a firearm because federal law only requires these checks when someone buys a gun from a federally licensed dealer. That would be like allowing four out of ten people to choose if they’d go through airport security. This loophole allows felons, domestic abusers, and those prohibited because of mental illness to easily bypass the criminal background check system and buy firearms at gun shows, through private sellers, over the internet or out of the trunks of cars.

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