The Federalist: Top Nine Reasons Democrats Latest Gun Control Bill is a Terrible Idea (Again)

Last week, the Federalist laid out why H.R. 8, known as the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act” is the same bad idea that it was in 2019:

Two years ago, House Democrats pushed a bill requiring so-called “universal background checks” at the federal level, which would have effectively outlawed private sales throughout the country. That bill was H.R. 8, or the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019.” Now, after taking control of all three branches, the Democrats are trying again and have just introduced, you guessed it: H.R. 8, the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.” Who says Democrats can’t come up with new ideas?

This new bill, just like the old bill, would require that a federal background check be conducted prior to all transfers of firearm possession. To many Americans, this may seem like a reasonable idea. After all, law-abiding gun owners abhor the criminal misuse of firearms.

However, on closer examination, none of the claims from gun control proponents backing this bill holds water. We’re going to explore the top nine reasons this latest piece of gun control legislation is a bad idea.

Those reasons include:

1.Demands For New Gun Control Are An Admission That Gun Control Doesn’t Work
2.Gun Dealers Already Conduct Background Checks
3. There Is No ‘Gun-Show Loophole’
4. There Is No ‘Online Gun Sales Loophole’
5. Universal Background Checks Won’t Stop Criminals From Getting Guns
6. Background Checks Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
7. In-State Commerce Is a State Issue
8. Universal Background Checks Are Too Burdensome
9. Universal Background Checks Create a De Facto Federal Gun Registry

The article goes on to conclude that current gun control doesn’t stop criminals and that the latest gun control proposals are no different. We all know that gun control does nothing nothing to end violence involving the use of a firearm. What it would do is exponentially increase the burdens on law-abiding citizens who only wish to defend themselves and their families from violent criminals who don’t care whether something is against the law.

Read the entire article.  It's a great piece that you can use when you contact your representative and senators.