This morning I was watching House Speaker Paul Ryan at his weekly press conference. When questioned about what the House was doing to address gun violence in our country, Ryan replied that the House had already passed a Fix NICS bill and that it was currently in the Senate.
Sounds good, right? But the devil is in the details.
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is the U.S. background check system for determining if a prospective firearms buyer is eligible or not eligible to buy.
The Devil In The Details: The Fix NICS bill passed by the House and now in the Senate does NOT expand the background check system and close loopholes. Instead, it offers incentives for federal and state authorities to comply with existing law. As former Republican Party Chair Michael Steele laughingly said this morning on MSNBC — It’s a law to enforce the law.
The Devil In The Details: The House included in its Fix NICS legislation National Concealed Carry Reciprocity. National Concealed Carry Reciprocity actually expands the “guns everywhere” agenda by allowing a person with a concealed carry license from one state to conceal carry in every state — even if they don’t meet the state’s concealed carry requirements.
What Can You Do Today? Call your Senators and tell them:
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- You want a real and expanded universal background check
- You want them to vote no on National Concealed Carry Reciprocity
- You want them to support Senator Dianne Feinstein’s proposal, S. 2095, to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines
and be sure to let them know … you are paying attention to the details! Find your Senator and their contact information here!
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