Lindsey Graham's bill to disarm based on medical conditions; NRA approves
Hours before a private dinner with Barack Obama, Lindsey Graham announced a bipartisan Senate bill that will disarm Americans based on their medical conditions. Graham is the lead sponsor.
The new gun control law is endorsed by the NRA. Graham joined Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) in calls to create new classes of "unfit" people who will be federally stripped of their rights.
Lindsey Graham gun bill targets mentally ill
Hours before a private dinner with Barack Obama, Lindsey Graham announced a bipartisan Senate bill that will disarm Americans based on their medical conditions. Graham is the lead sponsor.
The new gun control law is endorsed by the NRA. Graham joined Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) in calls to create new classes of "unfit" people who will be federally stripped of their rights.
Lindsey Graham gun bill targets mentally ill
“We need to fix this major flaw in the system,” Graham told reporters Wednesday. “There are lot of emotion around the gun violence issue, but I am hopeful this is one area where we can find tremendous bipartisan support to fix what I think is a gaping gap in our law.”
The National Rifle Association immediately endorsed the measure, one of the few pieces of gun legislation in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting that the organization has supported.
“This bill will create accurate definitions of those who pose serious threats and should be barred from the ability to buy or possess a firearm, while protecting the rights of law abiding citizens and veterans,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action in a statement.
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