06-21-2016, 01:03 PM
(06-21-2016, 12:54 PM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: Got to ask, how much thought, research and fact checking do you think went into that legislation that was pushed out there 48 hrs or so after the shooting? Was there anything in there about background checks on assholes coming into the country? Anything about getting guns out of the hands of felons, nuts and the like?
I have been busy and did not get a chance to DL the thing and read it
All of the bills were already pending, Six. They weren't drafted after Olando and the fillibuster. The fillbuster following the Orlando massacre simply pushed an immediate vote on the already-drafted bills.
Yes, the universal background check bills addressed all would-be gun purchasers, regardless of how long they've been in the country.
Yes, the bills address funding for better enforcement of existing gun laws.