NRA: Schumer’s Bill Threatens Constitution
The National Rifle Association Sounds the Alarm on Chuck Schumer’s Assault Weapons Ban
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is raising concerns about a new attack on the Second Amendment. In an interview with Fox News, an NRA spokesperson accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of attempting to “destroy our self-defense and Second Amendment rights” with his proposal to ban so-called assault weapons.
Randy Kozuch, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, stated, ”Sen. Chuck Schumer launched a failed attack on the Constitution itself, targeting firearms legally owned and used by millions of Americans. This is yet another attempt by gun control extremists to erode and eventually destroy our self-defense and Second Amendment rights.”
Schumer’s pledge to introduce legislation banning assault weapons prompted Kozuch’s response. The senator claimed that the previous Assault Weapons Ban, which he helped pass 30 years ago, led to a decrease in mass shootings and gun deaths.
This week, I will put the Assault Weapons Ban on the Senate floor.
After I led the passage of the Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban 30 years ago, America saw a decrease in mass shootings and gun deaths.
We must stand with the American people and against the gun lobby.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 5, 2023
Schumer’s proposal comes at a time when the U.S. has experienced a record number of deadly mass shootings in a single year. According to The Guardian, there have been 38 shootings in 2023 resulting in four or more victims, surpassing the previous record of 36 in 2022.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer requested unanimous consent to introduce an assault weapons ban and other gun safety legislation, claiming it would combat the “scourge of gun violence in America.”
Here’s the moment that Senate Republicans blocked the assault weapons ban when I put it on the Senate floor.
The American people are sick and tired of enduring one mass shooting after another.
Senate Democrats will not stop working to pass this bill. pic.twitter.com/8rnt3ZcvJR— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 6, 2023
The term “assault weapons” is often used by anti-gun activists to vilify firearms, but it lacks a clear definition since all firearms are designed for assault. Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso dismissed Schumer’s plan, warning that it would violate Americans’ constitutional rights.
Senator Barrasso stated, “Almost every single page of the bill that’s in front of us today adds new restrictions and burdens on law-abiding citizens. It tells you what you can buy, what you can’t buy. It bans over 205 rifles, shotguns, and pistols by name. Republicans reject these unjustified and unconstitutional restrictions.”
Democrats defunded the police– now they want to disarm the American people. Watch now as I take the Senate floor to BLOCK @SenSchumer‘s attempt to infringe on your second Amendment rights. I will always protect our constitution and your right to freedom https://t.co/5w7OeGgGRm
— Sen. John Barrasso (@SenJohnBarrasso) December 6, 2023
Kozuch expressed gratitude to Senator Barrasso for defending Second Amendment rights, stating, “NRA’s millions of members are grateful to Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming for courageously standing on principle and championing the rights of law-abiding Americans and stopping Schumer’s egregious onslaught on the rights of responsible gun owners,” according to Fox News.
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