The legislation would impose stricter background checks on all commercial gun sales and transfers, give the FBI more time to conduct background checks, and close loopholes that enable a person to acquire a gun before the background check is complete.
“If Republicans stand in the way, they will pay a price both morally and politically,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, New York Democrat.
Emboldened by their newly won control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Democrats are reviving gun-control measures that have sat on the shelf for years.
Other proposals in the pipeline include:
• Banning the AR-15, a tactical rifle they label an assault weapon.
• Banning large-capacity rifle magazines that hold more than 10 bullets.
• Enacting “red flag laws” that allow family members or law enforcement to petition a judge to temporarily remove a gun from a person deemed to be a risk to themselves or others.
• Repealing legislation that protects gun dealers from being sued if they sell a firearm to someone who commits a crime.
...The first bill, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, would require background checks for all firearm sales or transfers in the country. Background checks currently are not required for sales or transfers by unlicensed or private sellers.
...A second bill, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021, would close the so-called “Charleston loophole” that allows gun sales to go through after three days if the background has not been completed.
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