Mullin Opposes Pelosi's Gun-Grabbing Bills

Statement

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting against Speaker Pelosi's gun-grabbing bills, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446.

"Gun owners across our country should be concerned about the future of our Second Amendment rights with Nancy Pelosi and her radical Democrats in control of the House," said Mullin. "The gun-grabbing bills the House passed today do nothing to prevent gun violence at the hands of criminals. Instead, they turn law-abiding, gun-carrying citizens into criminals. The Constitution clearly states: "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.' Period. I will always stand up for our Second Amendment rights and that's why I voted no on both of these bills."

H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, criminalizes many activities that are common practice among law abiding gun owners, including mandating background checks when a gun is temporarily transferred from one person or entity to another. This would cover transfers of firearms with historical significance to a museum for public display, a suicidal person who asks a friend to take their guns, or an injured car accident victim who alerts an emergency responder that there is a gun in their vehicle and asks the responder to keep the gun from falling into the wrong hands when the vehicle is towed.

H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, creates arbitrary delays on background checks by increasing the amount of time a person must wait to receive a completed background check to a minimum of 10 full business days prior to proceeding to sale. Current law allows the sale of a firearm to an individual if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) does not return a denial within 3 full business days.

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