GOP Senators have teamed up to take on Biden’s gun control agenda.
Senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, James Lankford, and Mike Braun have come together to introduce a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval. This would prohibit the department of Justice from implementing the new rule expanding the definition of a firearm.
As reported in The Reload:
“For the past two years, we’ve seen crime rates skyrocket all across the country, aided by Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies and left-wing district attorneys operating like progressive activists instead of law enforcement officers,” Senator Cruz said. “Democrats would love nothing more than to shift the blame and stoke anti-gun sentiment, and create a permanent national gun registry in the process.”
The CRA would require passage out of both the US House and Senate to block the regulation from going into effect. It would also require the signature of the President. It is a tactic most frequently employed after a change in party control of the federal government following an election. With Republicans currently out of power in the White House and in minority status in both chambers of Congress, the CRA is unlikely to pass.
However, the CRA is part of a broader strategy for Republicans heading into the midterms this November where they’re currently projected to take back control of the House and Senate. The Senators accused the Biden administration of failing to address lenient criminal justice policies and instead choosing to target lawful gun ownership, echoing a common Republican refrain in recent months.
“Crime is going up in far-left cities because of soft-on-crime policies,” Senator Lankford said. “Biden’s response is to clamp down on guns put together in a kit. Federal law already prohibits felons from owning or possessing any gun, including so-called ‘ghost guns.’ This is another attempt by the Biden Administration to strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights instead of addressing the failed policies that have led to increased crime across the country. This action by the Biden Administration is not going to solve rising crime rates.”
The Biden administration’s proposed rule changes have been meet with swift backlash from conservatives, 2A supporters, and even a few on the left who thing the measure will do nothing.
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