Schumer & McCarthy Propose
Registration Scheme
Gun-ban extremists reacted rather predictably to last week`s
announcement by Attorney General John Ashcroft that he intended
to make changes to the National Instant Check System (NICS) so
that it would run more effectively and efficiently.
U.S. Senator
Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy
(D-N.Y.) responded to Ashcroft`s proposal to slash the amount of
time allowed to keep records on law-abiding citizens that are
generated by NICS to less than one day (a decision heralded by
ILA`s James Baker as "a tremendous step in the right direction in
protecting the privacy rights of gun buyers") by stating they
would introduce legislation after the Independence Day recess
that would require records on law-abiding gun purchasers to be
retained for 90 days.
We`ll be sure to alert the pro-gun
community if this legislation begins to move in Congress.
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