Democrat-Led House Passes Bill to Criminalize Private Gun Sales

House Democrats succeeded Wednesday in passing legislation to criminalize private gun sales. Yahoo News reports[1] that the legislation passed by a vote of 240-190, with eight Republican Congressional members voting with the Democrats. One of those eight Republicans, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), actually co-sponsored the bill. On Monday Breitbart News reported[2] that the Democrats planned a floor vote on the legislation to criminalize private gun sales this week. They used a universal background check bill to accomplish the criminalization, pushing to make it illegal for a neighbor to sell a gun to a lifelong neighbor or someone to sell a gun to a friend they have known since childhood. Breitbart News also reported[3] that universal background checks are only the first step, as a gun registry will be necessary to make the checks enforceable. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) explained: .@Jim_Jordan is back to reiterate how dangerous #HR8 and #HR1112 really are. "Universal" background checks lead to a national registry, which leads to confiscation – plain and simple. We must fight back and contact our lawmakers. → https://t.co/WOdftwRpeN #2A pic.twitter.com/g0dLKKIStG[4][5][6][7][8][9] — NRA (@NRA) February 27, 2019[10] The White House has already made clear[11] that President Trump will veto the legislation, should it reach his desk. AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins[12], a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins[13]. Reach him directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[14]. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange[15]. References^ reports (www.yahoo.com)^ reported (www.breitbart.com)^ reported (www.breitbart.com)^ @Jim_Jordan (twitter.com)^ #HR8 (twitter.com)^ #HR1112 (twitter.com)^ https://t.co/WOdftwRpeN (t.co)^ #2A (twitter.com)^ pic.twitter.com/g0dLKKIStG (t.co)^ February 27, 2019 (twitter.com)^ already made clear (www.breitbart.com)^ Down Range with AWR Hawkins (www.breitbart.com)^ @AWRHawkins (twitter.com)^ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (www.breitbart.com)^ breitbart.com/downrange (www.breitbart.com)

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