Ted Deutch, other Democrats want crackdown on ‘illegal and reckless’ gun dealers

U.S. Rep Ted Deutch, D-West Boca, at a May 9, 2018, news conference about legislation to allow the government to seize firearms of people deemed dangerous to themselves or others. (Office of U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch/courtesy) A trio of Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at cracking down on “bad actor” gun dealers who provide the overwhelming majority of weapons used in crime. The lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch , who represents most of Broward and southeast Palm Beach county, introduced the “Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act” on the two-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando , in which 49 people were killed. Deutch represents Parkland , where 17 people were killed and 17 injured in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in February. “Tragedy after tragedy we are told that we don’t need any new gun laws, that we should just enforce the laws on the books. But in too many cases, we’ve seen that the laws on the books are practically unenforceable. The combination of stringent standards and depleted budgets put ATF inspectors in an impossible situation,” Deutch said in a statement. “Recent reports show that many gun dealers who illegally sell weapons to people who have proven that they are not responsible gun owners routinely get a free pass — even after repeated violations.” The proposal is aimed at gun dealers “engaging in illegal and reckless behavior are punished under the full extent of the law,” U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore […]

Click here to view original web page at Ted Deutch, other Democrats want crackdown on ‘illegal and reckless’ gun dealers