“The Pro-Gun’ Provisions of Manchin-Toomey are Actually a Bonanza of Gun Control”

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Protein Wisdom:

April 15, 2013

“The Pro-Gun’ Provisions of Manchin-Toomey are Actually a Bonanza of Gun Control”

 

I know. Shocking! Dave Kopel, writing at Volokh:

 

The Toomey-Manchin Amendment which may be offered as soon as Tuesday to Senator Reid’s gun control bill are billed as a “compromise” which contain a variety of provisions for gun control, and other provisions to enhance gun rights. Some of the latter, however, are not what they seem. They are badly miswritten, and are in fact major advancements for gun control. In particular:

 

1. The provision which claims to outlaw national gun registration in fact authorizes a national gun registry.

2. The provision which is supposed to strengthen existing federal law protecting the interstate transportation of personal firearms in fact cripples that protection.

 

Let’s start with registration. Here’s the Machin-Toomey text.

 

© Prohibition of National Gun Registry.-

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April 15, 2013

On intent and perspective

 

The Founding Fathers, extremists:

 

 

“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American…[T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” -Tenche Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788 http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=48691

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HuffPo: Manchin-Toomey Compromise On Gun Bill May Be Altered To Lure Rural Lawmakers

Sam Stein

4/16/13

 

WASHINGTON -- With legislation to expand the background check system for gun sales on the skids, the senators behind the compromise are contemplating additional changes.

 

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) have talked with recalcitrant colleagues about a possible alteration to make the bill more palatable to rural lawmakers. The language has not been finalized. But talks have centered on exempting gun sellers whose businesses are located far from a federal firearms licensee -- perhaps outside a 100-mile radius -- from performing background checks on gun buyers.

 

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A source familiar with discussions said that the changes would likely delay the consideration of the background check bill to Friday or, perhaps, next week. Procedurally, amending a bill not yet passed will be tricky. But supporters of the Manchin-Toomey compromise may have no other options.

 

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The boys and girls at HuffPo are not happy campers over this.