This morning at the Hartford Legislative Office Building, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced new legislation that would bar gun sales until background checks are complete. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5), Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe and Connecticut gun safety advocates also joined in the call for legislative action to end the dangerous practice of default sales if checks are pending beyond 72 hours.
The senseless killing of nine innocent people in Charleston, S.C. on June 17 was made possible because the alleged gunman was able to buy a gun without passing a background check. A “default to proceed” loophole in the Brady Handgun Violence Act allows gun retailers to proceed with a firearms sale after three days, if an applicant’s background check is still pending. While certain facts remain unknown, the FBI has acknowledged that a fully completed background check would have uncovered Dylann Roof’s prior arrest on a drug charge and his drug addiction, thereby barring him from purchasing the .45-caliber handgun with which he took nine lives.
A growing number of firearms dealers—including WalMart, the country’s largest—do not allow these “default sales,” and Connecticut laws already prohibit such sales. But with guns easily passing across borders, states like Connecticut remain vulnerable without strong federal action.
In August, Blumenthal, Murphy and 11 Senate colleagues sent a letter to Cabela’s, EZ Pawn, and Bass Pro Shops – three large firearms dealers that currently allow default sales – pointing out the serious, and potentially deadly, consequences, and urging the retailers to cease the practice of default sales. Despite repeated follow-up communication, none of the retailers responded, prompting Blumenthal and Murphy to proceed with legislative action.
” While certain facts remain unknown, the FBI has acknowledged that a fully completed background check would have uncovered Dylann Roof’s prior arrest on a drug charge and his drug addiction, thereby barring him from purchasing the .45-caliber handgun with which he took nine lives.”
Really? Because I’m pretty sure I remember reading all the “news” organizations claiming that his uncle got the “handgun” for him for his birthday. Oops. That must be before they flipped the script and decided that the uncle didn’t fit in with the agenda.
Must be where that “while certain facts remain unknown” part comes into play. Gotta make sure they can add or subtract the “facts” as they go along.
How ducking timely and convenient, It’s not delivery Its da greazie. Straight out of the play book, it’s quite befuddling to see how this shite always plays out.
This is perfectly timed for 24 hour constant “news” coverage because it was starting to dribble out in the MSM that the evil faction that has controlling power in America is ISIS! The CIA and MOSSAD are ISIS. We use them as a destabilizing tool to destabilize a country, install a puppet government, and install a Rothschild central bank. Then you repeat the process in another country.
Putin is fighting ISIS and kicking their collective butts, something the USA couldn’t do for a decade? Time for the white hats to take control here. Americans are fed up with the constant evil actions of those in power.
Just who the hell does this SOB think he is? Hang the treasonous piece of shit! 😡