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ORGANIZATIONS PEN LETTER ON GUN
CONTROL
In a letter to
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-KY), 31 of the most influential organizations in the outdoors
expressed their concern over restrictions to gun ownership.
The letter addresses the issue of tragic shootings such as the one that
occurred in Newtown, and mentioned five things that the organizations
support:
•Improvements to the already-existing National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS)
•Strict enforcement of existing firearm laws
•Changes to the treatment of the mentally ill
•Improved security in schools
•Community-based “family watch” programs that seek to deal with potential
problems before they occur
Beyond these five points, the organizations oppose any “unnecessary
restrictions” to the procurement and possession of firearms. The letter
states that those restrictions had “no foundation in addressing the
factors that led to this tragedy or like tragedies” and furthermore will
impact an industry that adds billions to the national economy.
According to the letter, shooting sports participants contributed $5.4
billion to the conservation of America’s wildlife and hunter education
system since 1991. This “user pays-public benefits” partnership provides
the country with what is internationally viewed as one of the most
successful conservation programs in the world.
Senator Reid is currently heading up a gun control package colloquially
referred to as a “universal background check” measure, building off a bill
by Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY). Many gun owners’ associations and hunting
advocates oppose this proposal due to its intrusion on private transfers.
According to Safari Club International (SCI), Senator Shumer’s bill could
make a number of transfers illegal, including:
•Lending a friend a firearm on public land
•A student taking temporary possession of a firearm in a hunter safety
class outside the range
•Lending a firearm to a friend in any location where hunting is not
permitted, such as a suburban neighborhood
•Inspecting a gun at a convention or trade show
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