Renewed Attack on Privacy of Gun Buyers

[tuck0411]

McCain's buddy, Lieberman, is involved in this. Who wants to bet McCain himself wouldn't vote for it?

Renewed Attack on Privacy of Gun Buyers

Friday, May 02, 2008

This week, anti-gun U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) registration legislation that would invade the privacy rights of law-abiding gun owners.

Cosponsored by like-minded Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Charles Schumer (D-NY), S. 2935 would, among other things, require the FBI to retain records of cleared firearm transactions for at least 180 days. Current law requires federally-licensed firearm dealers to conduct a background check on a prospective buyer using NICS prior to selling a firearm. NICS creates an audit log of the purchase during the course of the search. Under current Justice Department regulations, those records must be destroyed within 24 hours to preserve the lawful purchaser’s privacy. The Clinton Administration originally proposed keeping these records for as long as 180 days. NRA successfully fought to reduce this time period to 24 hours. Lautenberg’s legislation would undo this regulation.

Once again trying to create a link where none exists, Lautenberg opined, “We must overturn the ill-conceived law mandating destruction of this data so we can successfully combat gun violence and terrorism in America.”

This latest anti-gun scheme should further remind gun owners of the importance of this year’s elections. S. 2935 demonstrates that threats to our Second Amendment rights remain very much alive. Sen. Lautenberg has a long and well-documented anti-gun record, and in sponsoring legislation that is a gross invasion of law-abiding gun owners’ privacy, his intentions are clearly aimed at further restriction of those rights.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3897

[torquemada055]

Please raise your right hand and repeat after me "Sieg Heil" Herr Lautenberg.

What a facist pig. He obviously has read history and decided that he is a more equal pig than others.

[bykerhd]

If they keep the data for 180 days, it will be kept forever.
Especially if the 180 days has an "at least" attached.
I'm sure some sort of auto purging system could deal with the extended time frame as it must ? be doing even now.
But, I'm also sure that the FBI would be looking for more funding and personnel to undertake such a "monumental" task.:rolleyes:
That takes time, budget requests, approvals, etc. A few years maybe ?
In other words, they keep the data on us. For our own good, of course.

[StarPD]

I note that the cosponsors are ALL (even the so-called "Independent" Lieberman) democommies.

Fancy that.

This is what we can expect with a democommie Congress and a democommie President. As for McCain, who knows what he will/would do. He is after all Lieberman's bestest friend.

Gonna take a lot of pressure to defeat this onerous bill. Write now, and write often.

[bill3542]

whats to prevent them from keeping them now and simply saying ( yea we got rid of them)? Ive got this feeling where all in a database somewhere with fed gov.

[fastfreddy]

Originally posted by StarPD
I note that the co-conspirators are ALL (even the so-called "Independent" Lieberman) democommies.


fixed it for ya

[AndyC]

Originally posted by tuck0411
Lautenberg opined, “We must overturn the ill-conceived law mandating destruction of this data so we can successfully combat gun violence and terrorism in America.”
Blowhard

[1911guy]

When I hear about stuff like this I wonder what kind of disconnect these fools on the Hill are living under. Why do we keep sending idiots to Congress who insist on waging war on citizens and the Bill of Rights. It makes my hair hurt trying to rationalize this kind of thought. The constant assault on people who have done nothing would lead a thinking person to ask what the lawmakers are afraid of or who they believe is the real enemy. I have my own ideas.

[bykerhd]

There are too many politicians in Washington.
The amount of hot air they spew when they congregate in one place creates an oxygen deficiency in the District. This results in brain damage which leads to all sorts of erratic, irresponsible behavior.

Term limits are NOT the answer. Send the whole lot packing.
Tell them they are going on a junket and screwing over their constituents and also taking some dirty lobbyist's money and they will willingly, joyfully go.
Nobody will EVER notice they're gone.:biggrin:

[daschnoz]

Originally posted by bykerhd
...Term limits are NOT the answer. Send the whole lot packing...
...Nobody will EVER notice they're gone.:biggrin:

Sure we will. Something useful will actually get accomplished in Washington DC for a change.

[AndyC]

Wish they'd put firemen into the Senate, just like in the advert

[2barearms]

I can only hope he trips reaching for the paper, what a piece
of retarded shit.

Headline: Sen. from NJ falls and is not likely to return to work. Hoorah!

[deerollman]

Originally posted by bill3542
whats to prevent them from keeping them now and simply saying ( yea we got rid of them)? Ive got this feeling where all in a database somewhere with fed gov.

i think youre right. however, they are very limited by what they can do with those records due to the current nics policy. that would change if this gets through.