New Bill Would Require Gun Owners to get 5 year Federal Licence

[livingston]

New Bill Would Require Gun Owners to get 5 year Federal Licence
“If you need a license to drive a car, you should need a license to buy and possess a gun,” said U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Presidential candidate, and the bill’s author.

The measure, dubbed the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, would require individuals who want to buy or receive a firearm to first get vetted by and be issued a license from the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition to an extensive background check, applicants would have to complete firearms training “which must include a written test and hands-on training to ensure safe use and accuracy,” and submit fingerprints. Further, the licensee would have to report to DOJ the make, model, and the serial number of the gun being transferred.

The license would have to be renewed every five years, to include refresher training and a subsequent background check. No license, no guns.
New Bill Would Require Gun Owners to get 5 year Federal Licence

 

[Modean]

Apparently Booker does not understand the difference between a state-granted privilege and a Constitutional right.

 

[kev74]

If they put the same restrictions on voting, I'm all for it.

 

[Jmac00]

LOL, another law that 200 million AMERICANS will ignore.

seriously, how the fuck are they going to even implement this bullshit? I see compliance near ZERO PERCENT

and BTW? there is simply no way to track any of this?

 

[ArmedCorgi]

This guy is a legit asshole/moron.

 

[livingston]

If they put the same restrictions on voting, I'm all for it.

Require a test on understanding the constitution....before being allowed to vote .

 

[kev74]

Require a test on understanding the constitution....before being allowed to vote .

Fair trade, right?

We would get anything we ever wanted id that passed.

 

[Darth]

I'm against driver licenses too...

 

[Podmonkey]

I will never comply. Do not comply.

 

[Bob]

Require a test on understanding the constitution....before being allowed to vote .

Or run for office.

 

[vanderblack]

“regularly conduct checks to ensure that individuals are in compliance with the federal license requirements,” Right.... The only part that may work would be preventing people from purchasing new guns from legitimate gun stores unless they comply. The lack of compliance would most likely lead to most shops closing down.

 

[BDinPutnam]

If they put the same restrictions on voting, I'm all for it.

Fuck that.

Speech. And association. And religion.

First amendment comes before the second- lets license them in sequence.

 

[Saltwater60]

A background check isn’t vetting enough. So let me get this straight private sales are bad because no background check but background checks aren’t good enough? He’s an asshat.

 

[kev74]

A background check isn’t vetting enough. So let me get this straight private sales are bad because no background check but background checks aren’t good enough? He’s an asshat.

They don't call him Sharticus for 'nothin!

 

[Celt]

Nope, its not a privilege, its a RIGHT.

 

[BuffNiag]

Another desperate Dem candidate taking shots in the dark. Currently polling at 2%.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Another desperate Dem candidate taking shots in the dark. Currently polling at 2%.

Yeah but in 2021 he'll still be in the Senate.

 

[Deplorable Me]

In the interest of government efficiency how about combining it with a voter ID card.

 

[Darth]

I hate the "but driving is a privlage" argument.

No, it's not.

 

[Catskillkid]

In the interest of government efficiency how about combining it with a voter ID card.

You see, that just makes way too much sense. Hence, .gov will never do it.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I hate the "but driving is a privlage" argument.

No, it's not.

Don’t you remember that it was a privilege to ride a horse and pull a cart in the early days? You had to pay fees, register, take a test, and all that Jazz. Paul Revere actually broke the speed limit and had to pay a fine when he went around yelling like a lunatic.

 

[Darth]

Don’t you remember that it was a privilege to ride a horse and pull a cart in the early days? You had to pay fees, register, take a test, and all that Jazz. Paul Revere actually broke the speed limit and had to pay a fine when he went around yelling like a lunatic.

If it's a privilege, can I opt out of paying for "muh roads?"

 

[Marine Cpl]

If it's a privilege, can I opt out of paying for "muh roads?"

No

 

[Darth]

No

Oh.

Can I access all government services I pay for from my house without using this "privilege" then?

 

[Marine Cpl]

Oh.

Can I access all government services I pay for from my house without using this "privilege" then?

No.

 

[Darth]

No.

Oh.

Can I at least get to work then to pay my required taxes then without this "privilege?" I live in the country, so public transport is not an option.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Oh.

Can I at least get to work then to pay my required taxes then without this "privilege?" I live in the country, so public transport is not an option.

No. Pay up.

 

[Darth]

No. Pay up.

Oh.

So it’s not a “privilege.”

 

[BDinPutnam]

Oh.

So it’s not a “privilege.”

No

It's a requirement.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Extortion more likely.