Marco Rubio among bipartisan senators proposing "lie and try" background check gun legislation
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Republican Marco Rubio of Florida and Democrat Chris Coons of Delaware, introduced a “lie and try” firearm background check bill on Sunday. The proposed gun legislation comes in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead. It also follows a WPTV-5 news report that Florida is the only state lacking the legal authority to charge people who are banned from possessing a gun but “lie and try” to purchase a firearm anyway. Although passing a background check is standard procedure at gun stores in Florida, lying to pass a check is a federal crime that is not enforced by state firearm retailers. Instead of facing up to 10 years in federal prison, Florida gun buyers that lie are simply allowed to walk free due to a discrepancy between state and federal authorities. Keep up with this story and more by subscribing nowBut on Sunday, senators proposed assistance for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Denial Notification Act. The act would require federal law enforcement to alert state authorities within 24 hours when individuals “lie and try” to purchase firearms of any kind. Laws are only as good as the willingness of government to enforce them. We must crack down on convicted felons who try to buy guns knowing they are ineligible. Our bill today would do [ Ссылка ] has widespread bipartisan support. Lets pass it. [ Ссылка ]; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 5, 2018“The Parkland shooter was able to carry out this horrific attack because of multi-systematic failures," Rubio said in a statement Sunday. “While we work to ensure that our background check system contains the critical information necessary to be able to conduct an effective background check, we must also ensure that federal and state authorities are successfully communicating with one another when it comes to dangerous individuals and their attempts t...
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