The onslaught against Sen.
Kelly Ayotte continues. Since she dared to vote against the Senate gun
control bill in April she has endured inaccurate ads from out-of-state
opponents such as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg condemning her
vote.
Former
Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband,
Mark Kelly, are now taking their turn to stir up opposition when they
visit New Hampshire today.
While deserving our greatest sympathy
for the tragedy they have personally suffered, Giffords and Kelly are
plain wrong about the “common-sense gun control proposals” they
advocate.
Consider
“background checks.” According to Kelly: “40 percent of all Americans
who buy a gun buy it without a background check.” That is simply false.
You can only get a number even close by counting within-family gifts and
inheritances as sales.
How
we buy guns is already quite different than it was during the early
1990s. Prior to the Brady Act going into effect on Feb. 28, 1994, half
the states required background checks, but federal law only required
that people sign a statement saying under threat of perjury that they
did not have a criminal record or a history of mental problems. Today,
federally licensed dealers check whether potential gun buyers have not
committed a felony or many types of misdemeanor convictions, have not
been dishonorably discharged from the military, and have not been
involuntarily committed for mental illness.
More at the Union Leader Here
To purchase a weapon, the Feds conduct a background check. To register to vote, all you need to do is say you are a citizen.
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