by Shako Sparky on Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:29 pm
From Rep. Tony Cornish:
Tomorrow Morning at 11:45 a News Conference on the new Anti Crime NRA Alternative Bill. On the House of Representatives Steps going into the House Chambers. News Release
NEWS RELEASE
REP. CORNISH AUTHORS BIPARTISAN NRA ALTERNATIVE BILL
ST. PAUL – In an effort to protect the 2nd Amendment and fight crime, State Representative Tony Cornish (R-Vernon Center) and more than 70 bipartisan co-authors are sponsoring the NRA Alternative bill in the Minnesota House.
“Rather than concentrating on penalizing law abiding citizens who own guns, this legislation focuses on limiting bad guys from gaining access to firearms,” Cornish said.
First, the bill would prohibit felons from possessing ammunition, create mandatory minimums for violent felons that are convicted of possessing firearms on a second or subsequent offense, and provide felony penalties for individuals that engage in repeated false reports of lost or stolen firearms.
The proposal would also create a felony against someone who knowingly purchased a firearm for an ineligible person. It would provide the state and federal criminal background check systems with complete information on individuals that are ineligible from possessing firearms and the duration of the ineligibility, and would also accelerate the time period for reporting criminal data.
Finally, the bill improves reporting of court-determined mental health disqualifications.
“We don’t need anti-gun bills, we need an anti-crime bill,” Cornish said. “The provisions within this bill improve public safety, protect your 2nd Amendment rights, and keep guns out of the hands of criminals.”
Cornish said the bill is also supported by the NRA, GOCRA, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association and other gun-rights advocates.
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