House Passes Bill That Would Criminalize Private Gun Sales

The Pelosi led House passed a universal background check gun control focused bill on Thursday which would criminalize private gun sales done without an FBI background check.

H.R. 8 was sponsored by Representative Mike Thompson of California and passed with a vote of 227-203.

H.R. 8 was passed by the House in 2019 as well, but was never taken up by the Republican-controlled Senate.

Recent democrat gains in the senate suggests things could be different this time around for H.R. 8.

Ohio State Representative Mike Loychik tweeted out that he’s working on legislation on the state level to prevent the bill from affecting Ohio residents.

House Democrats just declared war on our Second Amendment rights.

If we don’t fight back, our rights to protect ourselves, our families, and our homes will be lost forever.

That’s why I’m working to protect Ohioans from federal gun grabs and I urge other states do the same.

— Representative Mike Loychik (@MikeLoychik) March 11, 2021

The NRA tweeted the following regarding the controversial bill:

JUST IN: The US House of Reps just PASSED MORE Biden-pushed gun control.

🚨PASSED banning private transfers
🚨PASSED giving govt bureaucrats power to indefinitely delay gun sales

We said it during the election and we’ll say it again: Biden wants to DISMANTLE the 2nd Amendment.

— NRA (@NRA) March 11, 2021

“If Congress is serious about the safety of law-abiding citizens, it should have passed concealed carry reciprocity so that Americans can safeguard themselves and their families across state lines and throughout our country during these dangerous times” said the NRA in a statement.​​​​

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