Since when does Congress consider banning lawful behavior between consenting adults? I’m talking about H.R. 8, which would criminalize the private sales of firearms that don’t get prior government permission. Of course, the bill is not limited to that, as it criminalizes the “transfer” of a firearm without a Brady check. The term “transfer” is nowhere defined, but it’s clear from the bill that handing a gun to a neighbor for as little as one second is a “transfer” unless the person is covered by one of the bill’s so-called exceptions. So if someone wants to show off their new gun to a neighbor in their living room, and the gun is handed to the neighbor to look at, then the homeowner is a criminal, and can go to prison for up to a year under federal level. By the way, Gun Owners of America has demonstrated that the “exceptions” in the bill are merely trap doors that could, if enforced to the letter, put millions of gun owners in prison. See: gunowners.org/factsheethr8 Please support the Second Amendment and oppose H.R. 8.

Since when does Congress consider banning lawful behavior between consenting adults? I’m talking about H.R. 8, which would criminalize the private sales of firearms that don’t get prior government permission. Of course, the bill is not limited to that, as it criminalizes the “transfer” of a firearm without a Brady check. The term “transfer” is nowhere defined, but it’s clear from the bill that handing a gun to a neighbor for as little as one second is a “transfer” unless the person is covered by one of the bill’s so-called exceptions. So if someone wants to show off their new gun to a neighbor in their living room, and the gun is handed to the neighbor to look at, then the homeowner is a criminal, and can go to prison for up to a year under federal level. By the way, Gun Owners of America has demonstrated that the “exceptions” in the bill are merely trap doors that could, if enforced to the letter, put millions of gun owners in prison. See: gunowners.org/factsheethr8 Please support the Second Amendment and oppose H.R. 8.