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Trustee Archive
Most people think it’s a good idea to keep guns and ammunition out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a point-of sale system for determining eligibility to purchase a firearm. Licensed gun dealers are required to use NICS to determine if a buyer can legally purchase a gun. Federal law prohibits convicted felons, the mentally ill and dangerous people from possessing both guns and ammunition. However, this law is not enforced for ammunition sales and ammo buyers do not need to pass background checks. Sellers of ammunition are unlicensed and are not required to keep sales records - as is required of gun dealers. Similarly, ammunition purchased online can be shipped directly to the purchaser.
Safety advocates say we need to screen ammunition purchases for the same reasons we do gun purchases. Gun advocates oppose any kind of background check that leads to a registration database which they claim could conceivably lead to gun confiscation.
Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.1207 - Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ) |
- I oppose reforming current ammunition background checks policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA).
- I support establishing new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment and transport of ammunition by:
1.) Requiring an ammunition dealer to be licensed.
2.) Requiring ammunition sales to be conducted in person.
3.) Requiring a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support establishing new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment and transport of ammunition by:
1.) Requiring an ammunition dealer to be licensed.
2.) Requiring ammunition sales to be conducted in person.
3.) Requiring a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider either reintroducing H.R.1207 - Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021, or a similar version thereof.
- Giffords
If elected as a trustee, Giffords will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for requiring background checks when purchasing ammunition.
Mission: Our country is in the grip of a gun violence epidemic. Every American will know a victim of gun violence in their lifetime—this is not normal, and it doesn’t have to be this way. Giffords is fighting to end the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political system. We’re daring to dream what a future free from gun violence looks like. We’re going to end this crisis, and we’re going to do it together.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
January 02, 2023 |
| Poll Closing Date |
January 08, 2023 |
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