Anti-gun Democrats in the U.S. Senate are hoping their direct appeal to firearms dealers will help enlist an unlikely partner in the never-ending war on the 2nd Amendment.
Progressive lawmakers have tried repeatedly to bring about federal legislation to close the so-called “gun show loophole,” which they believe allows would-be criminals or unstable people to buy weapons without waiting through an FBI-conducted background check.
Amazingly, a lot of the nation’s major retailers are listening.
“Wal-Mart, Sports Authority, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dunham Sports, Academy Sports & Outdoors, and Big 5 Sporting Goods, for instance, only sells guns to people after the FBI has completed their background check and approved the sale, according to Everytown [for Gun Safety],” The Hill reports.
That’s a change from many stores’ standing policy of giving the FBI the legally required three days for the background check to go through — and then selling the firearm after that period, even if the check never comes across.
Now, Senate Democrats, along with Everytown for Gun Safety (the anti-2nd Amendment lobbying group that evolved from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s infamous Mayors Against Illegal Guns) is attempting to persuade dedicated outdoors retailers like Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops to follow suit.
“Why not do as Wal-Mart has done? Insist that there be a background check before you sell the gun,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) at a press conference.
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