Spotlight on Gun Bills

For many years, until this spring, the National Rifle Association (NRA) actually co-chaired the ALEC "Task Force on Public Safety and Elections." [The election bills are discussed in the section of this site titled "Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power."] ALEC bills include "model" legislation that advances the constitutionality of an individual's right to bear arms, an argument vindicated by a recent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. The legislation also would likely benefit the firearms industry closely connected to the NRA.

Bills or resolutions in this area:

* Oppose bans on semi-automatic firearms like the one used in the shooting in Arizona that killed nine people and seriously injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

* Oppose waiting periods for criminal and mental health background checks for firearm purchases.

* Support concealed-carry gun laws see also here.

* Oppose efforts by law enforcement to use their purchasing power get gun manufacturers not to market guns or ammo likely to be used against police, like "cop killer bullets" that pierce armor.

* Prohibit local counties or cities from enacting firearm restrictions, or emergency measures that could be abused.

* Encourage guns on campus, and for younger kids.

https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/Guns,_Prisons,_Crime,_and_Immigration