Crazy talk.
Via Washington Times:
Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, says any gun-control legislation that does not include universal background checks on all gun sales is “a mistake.”
“It’s the most common-sense thing that we can do to prevent criminals and the mentally ill from having access to weapons,” Mr. Kelly said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said that in order to be effective, any gun legislation that passes the U.S. Senate “must include background checks.” Mr. Reid has left the door open to introducing compromise legislation on the issue; at present, a bill from Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote may not garner the 60 votes necessary to overcome a potential filibuster. […]
But Mr. Kelly said he didn’t think the notion of universal checks paving the way for a national gun registry — a common fear of many gun-rights advocates — isn’t “logical.”
“It’s not a record with the federal government,” Mr. Kelly said of the current system that requires licensed firearms dealers to conduct background checks. “It’s not a record that’s going to one day lead to a national registry or gun confiscation.”