Gun control bill: Democrats and republicans clash in heated house hearing

• Rep. Thomas Massie points out that Democrats Gun-Free School Zone Act was killed by a Supreme Court ruling in 1995.
• Massie asks the why bill doesn’t apply to firearms involved in interstate commerce, as required by the Constitution’s Commerce Clause.
• He argues that means all six parts of the bill are unconstitutionally flawed.

Democrats and Republican legislators conflicted during an extraordinary markup of a Gun control bill Thursday, as House Judiciary Committee individuals discussed various features of the issue including the legality of measures proposed by Democrats.

The bill, known as the Protecting Our Kids Act, calls for raising as far as possible to buy guns from 18 to 21, confining specific exchanges of guns and guaranteeing recognizability, as well as forcing necessities on the capacity of weapons in the home. Conservatives highlighted established issues with the bill, while Democrats blamed them for taking cover behind a reason.

“[W]e’ve heard these same tired arguments that somehow we can’t do this because the Constitution prohibits it. That is … not true,” Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., charged. “The Supreme Court of the United States has said time and time again the Second Amendment is not absolute, that Congress and states have the ability – and I would say the responsibility – to ensure that there are appropriate restrictions both on age, on places where you can bring firearms, on the kind of firearms you can possess.”

“So don’t let our Republican colleagues hide behind this claim that, ‘Oh, we’d love to do something. We really know this is a serious problem. We extend our thoughts and prayers and we would do more. But, you know, the Second Amendment prohibits it.’” Cicilline added. “That is not true.”

Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., notwithstanding, contended what the facts confirm that the bill has protected issues, beginning with raising as far as possible. Diocesan highlighted the Ninth Circuit instance of Jones v. Bonta, where the court said last month that a California restriction on offering place discharge quick firing weapons to individuals ages 18 to 20 was illegal.

“It goes through this long analysis of the history of the Second Amendment and says those rights to self-defense at the core of the Second Amendment, that 18- to 20-year-olds are covered by that right,” Bishop said, taking note of that he accepts the equivalent goes for “each and every directly in the Bill of Rights.”

“Be that as it may, there’s an eagerness to simply slam through this bundle and the response is we have no persistence for you assuming you’re protesting,” Bishop said. “The voices are raised, the allegations are made, Republicans are complicit. I can let you know this, and let me get straight to the point: You won’t menace your direction into stripping Americans of key privileges.”

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Cicilline countered that while Bishop’s contention against as far as possible change depended on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, he was depending on the Supreme Court’s place that the Second Amendment isn’t outright, with the higher court outweighing everything else.

Later in the conference, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., highlighted an alternate issue with the Democrats’ bill, which is the very issue that hurt the Gun Free School Zone Act, which denied the conveying of weapons close to schools. The Supreme Court had at first decided in 1995 that the law was outside the extent of Congress’ powers, prompting a correction that said it simply applied to firearms that an affected highway business.

Massie noticed that while a portion of the arrangements in the ongoing bill incorporated that determination to ensure they fell under the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, others didn’t.

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“If actually two of the bill say it only applies to firearms involved in interstate commerce, does that mean the other four are unconstitutional?” Massie asked. “It actually means all six are unconstitutional and they’re trying to save two of them with the provision that killed the Gun Free School Zone Act in 1995.”

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