Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., released his plan Tuesday to combat firearm-related violence. For starters, most of it would violate the Constitution.
Booker’s 14-point plan includes measures that have become a staple in progressive and anti-gun circles, such as universal background checks and bans on the civilian possession of semi-automatic rifles or factory-standard magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Although those initiatives would be bad enough, Booker’s plan goes far past these troubling ideas.
Notably, he calls for mandatory gun ownership licenses that must be re-obtained every five years. In order to purchase or possess a firearm—the most basic exercise of the Second Amendment right—a person would be required to pass a background check, submit his or her fingerprints, and complete a gun safety course of unspecified length, cost, and availability.
Even more concerning, the person seeking a firearm would be required to “sit for an interview” with an unspecified government official who would determine whether that person should be trusted with a firearm.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/07/to-sen-cory-booker-gun-ownership-is-a-privilege-and-not-a-right/
Booker’s 14-point plan includes measures that have become a staple in progressive and anti-gun circles, such as universal background checks and bans on the civilian possession of semi-automatic rifles or factory-standard magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Although those initiatives would be bad enough, Booker’s plan goes far past these troubling ideas.
Notably, he calls for mandatory gun ownership licenses that must be re-obtained every five years. In order to purchase or possess a firearm—the most basic exercise of the Second Amendment right—a person would be required to pass a background check, submit his or her fingerprints, and complete a gun safety course of unspecified length, cost, and availability.
Even more concerning, the person seeking a firearm would be required to “sit for an interview” with an unspecified government official who would determine whether that person should be trusted with a firearm.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/07/to-sen-cory-booker-gun-ownership-is-a-privilege-and-not-a-right/