S. 4986: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes. [More]
Seeing if he gets more than five cosponsors will be a good indicator of which Republicans really are “staunch supporters of the Second Amendment.”
That said, if they don’t take the Senate this is going nowhere, and introducing it now strikes me more as a pre-election publicity stunt than anything– even with Marshall’s term not ending until ’27, this still draws attention to the GOP and co-sponsor Crapo is running now.
Sorry to be so cynical, but I can’t figure out any other explanation.
[Via Jess]
Unfortunately, I don’t expect to see either TX senator on board even if Rs somehow seize the Senate.
And isn’t ’86 the year of the Hughes Amendment?
Whatever, posturing and preening, tossing kibbles & bits to the rubes to get another term on the hill.
Remember the gun control laws the GOP repealed last time?
Yeah, me neither.
Forget it, Roger. It’s ‘dem town’.