Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will urge Congressional Republicans to stand up to the misguided efforts of the National Rifle Association, and to instead work with Congressional Democrats to close an egregious loophole in our nation’s gun laws that currently allows individuals on the terror watch list to purchase firearms and explosives.
Report by Paula Antolini
December 8, 2015 2:21PM EDT
Image above: Bethel Advocate file photo.
Blumenthal, Murphy to Call on Congress to Close the Dangerous “Terror Gap”
Loophole in gun law currently allows individuals on terror No-Fly-List to purchase firearms & explosives.
Blumenthal, Murphy will urge Republicans to stand up to misguided
efforts of NRA
**HAPPENING NOW, remarks will be livestreamed here on C-SPAN 2**
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will urge Congressional Republicans to stand up to the misguided efforts of the National Rifle Association, and to instead work with Congressional Democrats to close an egregious loophole in our nation’s gun laws that currently allows individuals on the terror watch list to purchase firearms and explosives.
Last week, Senate Republicans voted to block several meaningful measures to reform our nation’s broken gun laws, including a widely supported measure that would close the terror gap and prevent individuals on the terror watch list from purchasing deadly weapons.
WHAT: Blumenthal, Murphy to call on Congressional Republicans to close dangerous loophole that allows individuals on terror watch list to purchase deadly weapons
WHEN: HAPPENING NOW, December 8th, 2015
LIVESTREAM: The Senators’ remarks will be livestreamed on CSPAN 2 CLICK HERE.
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