This fall, supporters of weapon control again spend huge sums of money on political campaigns. Michael Bloomberg promised it $ 80 million transfer control over the Congress to democrats. Organization of Gabby Giffords weapons pumping at least a million dollars with a dozen racing to the congress. Everything for Gun Safety spends money $ 5 million in 15 home races.
With a net property of $ 56 billion, Bloomberg is unlikely to miss only $ 80 million. However, many Republicans have a complete financial advantage.
The purpose of 1 supporters of weapon control is currently the current Jason Lewis (right) from the second district of the Congress in Minnesota. His $ 1.36 million In the bank, he is equal to the Gifords weapon control organization, which puts $ 1.3 million to race with him. The democratic opponent of Lewis, Angie Craig did the same $ 1.7 million at the bank.
Weapons controlling groups are those that have vast dollars. According to OpenSeCrets.org, NRA gave the donation $ 695 968 candidates competing in elections to the Chamber of Representatives and Senate in the 2017-2018 term. External expenses for helping federal candidates amounted to another $ 2.7 million. The total sum of the NRA has transferred is $ 3.4 million and this is the only significant collection of funds from the group supporting the possession of weapons. Once again, they are overshadowed compared to the expenses of arms control supporters.
Ironically, while organizations dealing with weapon control and Angie Craig attack Lewis for download from the NRA a total of $ 8,450 in 2016 and 2018, $ 1.3 million spent by Giffords for Craig is over 150 times higher.
In less than two years of his presence in the congress, Lewis did not support a single law supporting the possession of weapons. Instead, he largely focused on bilateral issues. He was a co -author of the reform Act on juvenile judiciary and preventing crime With a democrat of Virginia, Boby, Scott. It was accepted by the Chamber unanimously. His bills are enabled I study opioid addiction, unification of drone regulationsAND Infrastructure expenses They also attracted the co -deposits of Democrats.
But unfair ads still appear. Last week Giffords Pac The advertisement claimed that Lewis “voted with permission to weapons in our communities” and “he opposes the check of the past of the weapon.” Lewis voted for the Act on reciprocity in the field of hidden weapons, but this act also included a bill extending the checking of the weapon past. The act was adopted by the Chamber with the support of both parties.
The reciprocity of wearing hidden weapons would require honoring weapons permits in all 50 states – just like driving licenses. Permits holders will still have to comply with the laws in force in the states they travel.
In most of the country, the principle of reciprocity already exists. The average state allows owners of permits from 32 other states to travel freely. Eighteen states (including Ohio, Indiana and Virginia) honor permits issued by 48 or 49 other states. This policy did not cause any problems. No wonder, as the study conducted in 2016 showed by the National Association of Police Heads 86% support for national reciprocity.
Should a woman who travels through the country be able to wear a hidden pistol for the protection of a allowed, hidden gun? Should a truck driver be able to protect his valuable load? Hidden wearing makes people safer.
Proponents of weapon control warned the inhabitants of Minnesoty that the provisions regarding the right to wear weapons would lead to a disaster. However, permission owners proved to be extremely observing the law. Seven percent of adults in Minnesota hid a miniature weapon permits, and in the years 2010–2015 an or one permission holder was not convicted of any kind of assault. Experiences do not differ in the case of permission owners who have licenses outside of their state.
ADVERTISEMENT GIFFORDS also accuses Lewis of voting for “withdraw restrictions on the purchase of weapons by persons considered mentally incapable. ” But in accordance with the novel regulations of Obama’s administration, some 4.2 million Social Insurance Beneficiaries were almost forbidden to have weapons only because they had it Management problems their finances. This accounts for about 10 percent of all people aged 65 and more. It is not clear, however, what finances have a common person to defend. Women and seniors will benefit the greatest benefits of having a weapon, because it is unlikely that they will be as forceful as the attacker.
Do the inhabitants of Minnesota really want a radical congressmen who really think that people who receive financial assistance are mentally ill?
Gifford PAC advertising calls Lewis a “Washington politician”, but he is not a professional politician. He reached Washington only last year at the age of 61 and never held any political office. Earlier, he had a popular radio broadcast for 20 years.
This is quite shameless when the first sentence of the advertisement is contrary to the obvious facts. From that moment the rest of the advertisement goes down.
* Lott is the president Crime Research Center And the author recently “War with weapons. “
