Cornyn backed by NRA, introducing BG check legislation

[Charles L. Cotton]

Current federal law already prohibits people with certain mental disorders from purchasing firearms. I haven't read Cornyn's bill, but if it I have received accurate information, it does not expand background checks. It offers incentives to states to report what they should already be reporting pursuant to federal law.

The obvious intent is to head off Democrat-backed expansion of background checks as well as an expansion of mental disorders that would bar possession of firearms under federal law.

Chas.

[Taypo]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Backed by the National Rifle Association, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican leader is introducing legislation that would reward states for sending more information about residents with serious mental problems to the federal background check system for firearms purchasers.

The bill promoted Wednesday by Sen. John Cornyn, who has an A-plus rating from the NRA for his gun rights record, is far more modest than a Senate measure expanding background check requirements that the organization and Republicans helped defeat two years ago. Cornyn’s proposal also is narrower than a measure a top Senate Democrat announced this week.

Still, the legislation represents a rare effort by a leading Republican to curb some firearms purchases. The NRA, a leading force for decades against gun restrictions, has backed some bills before limiting the ability of mentally troubled people to buy firearms.

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Basically it's a bribe to the states to do what they were supposed to be doing anyway, right?

EDIT: Mr. Cotton beat me to it LOL

[maintenanceguy]

This bill puts the focus where it belongs concerning mass shootings - on mental illness. And takes the focus off of the gun ownership by everyone else. If it sees the light of day, I don't see how anyone on either side of the aisle could object.

[2farnorth]

I think a more accurate headline should have been:

Cornyn, not opposed by NRA, introducing BG check legislation

From reading some responses on other sites I understand that the NRA-ILA does not actually support the bill. They just are not going to oppose it.