Enact a federal gun licensing program requiring a license to buy or possess a firearm, as part of a sweeping plan to reduce gun violence.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Enact a federal gun licensing program requiring a license to buy or possess a firearm, as part of a sweeping plan to reduce gun violence.”
Sources
- GovInfo (S.3212, 118th Congress)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-118s3212is ↗
“Federal Firearm Licensing Act ... to amend title 18, United States Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Cory A. Booker.”
- NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/booker-releases-plan-address-gun-violence-n1002191 ↗
“This bill is based on a very simple concept — if you need a license to drive a car, you should need a license to buy and possess a gun”
- Office of U.S. Senator Cory Booker (senate.gov)https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/-booker-kim-reintroduce-the-federal-firearm-licensing-act ↗
“If a license is required to drive a car, it should be required to own a gun.”