Universal background checks for ammunition pushed by House Democrats

House Democrats quietly tucked into a big spending bill a provision to create a so-called universal background check for ammunition purchases, like guns. This means that to buy ammunition from a licensed dealer – or a private sale – you would have to get the same FBI background check as you do to buy a gun.

Read the whole story on my Substack here: https://www.emilypostnews.com/p/universal-background-checks-for-ammunition

I interviewed @Gun Owners of America about their alert to Congress to warn that if the bill gets passed as written, it infringes on Second Amendment rights.

I also interviewed @Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA), a minority member of the subcommittee that wrote the bill, who told me exclusively that he opposes the report as it is written. “We should not extend these background checks to the purchase of ammunition,” Cline said.

I explain in this video about the spending bill and how it will be affected by a possible government shutdown, continuing resolution and the outcome of the midterm elections.

I show you ammunition so you can see what is the basis of the debate on this background check push.

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