Thursday, April 18, 2013

Today's carve-out is tomorrow's loophole

Senator Mike Lee tells why he voted against the "common sense" background check proposal.
The background-check amendment offered by Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin was too vague for law-abiding citizens to understand with certainty, and too easy for criminals to avoid. The plan created more questions than it answered about which types of transfers are lawful without a background check and might ensnare law-abiding gun owners simply exercising their constitutional rights. It also left in place a number of gaps that could easily be exploited by criminals intent on obtaining guns.
It's common sense if it can be understood with certainty. Just politics if it's not.

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