Reloading is going to become popular.
Two Democrats have introduced legislation that would require consumers to undergo a background check to purchase ammunition.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in the Senate and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., in the House, seeks to close a “loophole” in federal law that prohibits criminals, domestic abusers and the mentally ill from purchasing ammunition, but does not require a background check to prevent such illegal purchases from occurring.
“Ammunition sales should be subject to the same legal requirements as firearm sales, and that includes instant background checks,” Blumenthal said in a statement. “The same laws that prevent dangerous individuals from purchasing firearms also prohibit them from amassing arsenals of ammunition, with one major loophole: there are no background checks for ammunition sales to enforce the law. Closing this ridiculous loophole is a common sense component of a comprehensive strategy to reduce gun violence.”
The bill, called the Ammunition Background Check Act, would require federally licensed firearms dealers to run a background check through the National Instant Background Check System on ammunition buyers.
HT: Huck Funn