Sen. Cory Booker is rolling out a sweeping gun control agenda that includes requiring licenses for all gun owners, as well as more standard proposals such as universal background checks and banning assault weapons
.unveiled Monday is part of what Booker said was a “personal fight,” and it amounts to one of the most aggressive gun control proposals from a 2020 Democrat. It's also sure to face fierce pushback from gun rights’ groups like the National Rifle Association.The core tenet of the New Jersey senator’s proposal is a federal gun licensing program that would require among other things a comprehensive FBI background check and proof of completion of a gun safety course.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The plan would lift a ban on federal funding for gun violence research and it would bring more oversight to the industry by allowing regulation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and by increasing funding to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, whose enforcement abilities he said were hamstrung by Congress.
On Monday, Booker responded to anticipated pushback by gun rights advocates who have asserted the kind of policies Booker is proposing would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens while doing little to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
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