From Townhall.com:
“Enforce the law” has been a mantra for squish Republicans. Â So, you may ask, what’s wrong with making sure every single eligible name reaches NICS?
The answer is that the “dirty little secret” of NICS is that the prohibited persons law (18 U.S.C. 922(g)) and its interpretation under a 2007 law and its regulations are so perverse that, if actually enforced to the letter, they would ban guns from millions of additional law-abiding Americans.
If this doesn’t bother you, how about 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3)’s ban on marijuana smokers? Â Under Cornyn-Schumer, states would be required to turn over to the FBI medical marijuana lists, and lists of persons in diversion and medical treatment programs. Â Incidentally, the FBI still regards all of these people as federal felons.
Or what about the roughly 13% of all Brady Law denials occurring under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(2) — a scary “fugitive” category which normally means that the person had an unpaid traffic ticket while on vacation? Â This is actually happening now, and is a major issue. Â Are we going to turn in the names of all “renegade parkers” who haven’t paid their fines?