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It's not a suitable matter for federal legislation. It's already illegal in Texas to allow a child to have unauthorized access to a weapon (PC §46.13). I'd be surprised if there was a state other than Alaska that didn't have a similar law.

Exactly. This is a classic case of introducing new legislation for something we already ineffectively legislate.

Under 18 at a gun show? I don't care. Not enough to make a law about it anyways. Yes, parents should keep their kids with them, but shouldn't parents and/or the show sponsors work that out for themselves?

Charles - as strange as your point seems, I think you're right. They're tipping their hand early. But I also think that they're smart enough to realize they are doing so...in which case they are testing the waters of Bush's commitment to his other agendas by putting this carrot out there.

Sorry. I didn't realize this had already been posted under this thread:

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H.R.256
Title: To prevent children's access to firearms.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)

1) "The Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007," H.R.256, will impose severe penalties should you have “recklessly disregarded the risk� and a child is able to gain possession of your firearm and use it to cause death or serious bodily harm. It also seeks to raise the minimum age for which someone can own a semi-automatic rifle from eighteen to twenty-one and will mandate that children under the age of eighteen in attendance at a gun show be accompanied by an adult at all times.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00256:


H.R. 428
Title: To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (None)

2) "To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns," H.R. 428, aims to do exactly as the title implies: Take a quick break from banning real guns and start banning toy guns.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00428:


H.R. 297
Title: To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (1)

3) "The NICS Improvement Act," H.R. 297, is being proposed. However, there is no information available on the bill at the time of this writing from the Library of Congress.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00297:


H.R. 96
Title: To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)

4) "The Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007," H.R. 96, will basically destroy any gun show or private sale of firearms as we know it. Alan Korwin, noted firearms author says of this bill,

"Under the original draft, currently legal gun shows are outlawed without prior federal permission. Gun show promoters must agree to warrantless searches in order to operate, and may be arrested if private citizens talk at the show about gun sales they wish to complete away from the show. The right to assemble peaceably at a gun show or even plan for one, carries stiff prison terms unless federal licenses are issued in advance. I am not making this up.

"Massive new bureaucracy is created because all shows and their exhibitors must be registered 30 days before the show, then again 72 hours before the show, and again five days after the show. That's in addition to registering anyone who walks in, plus "any other information" the Secretary of the Treasury decides, by regulation, is necessary on vendors, attendees, and the show itself."

We all knew that the newly elected anti-gun majority would not waste much time in proposing new laws that further infringe our Constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms. Now is the time to contact our representatives to make sure our voices are heard concerning these issues.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00096: