Have fun with that. Every time statistical research is opened up on firearm law it never ends well for the left.http://thehill.com/homenews/374544-...-background-check-bill-shows-gun-politics-are
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement earlier Monday that Trump supports a bill co-authored by Murphy and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that would bolster the federal background check system, though she emphasized that “discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered” to the measure.
The bipartisan measure is narrowly focused on background checks; it would require states and federal agencies to produce plans to report offenses that would bar people from passing a check needed to purchase a firearm.
It also reiterates that federal agencies must report all violations to the National Instant Criminal Background Check system and creates new financial incentives for states to report information.
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/374308-florida-shooting-reopens-cdc-gun-research-debate
Still, recent comments by the Trump administration’s top federal health official, as well as some House Republicans, suggest that at least some Republicans could be changing their minds.
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressed a willingness to let his department look into the causes of gun violence.
"We believe we’ve got a very important mission with our work with serious mental illness as well as our ability to do research on the causes of violence and the causes behind tragedies like this, so that is a priority for us especially at the Centers for Disease Control," Azar said during a congressional hearing.
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) echoed Azar’s remarks.
“I agree with Secretary Azar — it’s time to permit the CDC to study gun violence as a public health problem,” Lance, a top Democratic target facing a tough reelection, said in a statement.
As far as the background checks. How about the feds actually follow up on them? Insane ****ing idea I know but less than 1/4 of 1% of failed NICS checks are federally prosecuted. That's insane. Absolutely insane.