Rep. Nugent explains gun-control vote In the aftermath of a series of nationwide shooting sprees, there have been calls for Congress to pass a gun-control measure. On May 29, Congress passed a bipartisan amendment introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., aimed at boosting funding for the nation’s background screening system with the idea to keep guns out of the hands of felons and people with some mental health problems. U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., this area’s congressman, voted with the minority against the measure, which is to provide $19.5 million in additional funding to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS, a database run by the FBI). The National Rifle Association, which has been strongly critical of any congressional moves to curb gun rights, remained neutral about the Thompson amendment. chronicleonline/content/rep-nugent-explains-gun-control-vote?pc=1 #guncontrol #criminalbackgroundchecks #nra #gunrights
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:30:00 +0000
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