Dearborn Mayor Among Opponents of Private Gun Sales Bill
The pending legislation would end the requirement of background checks in private party gun sales.
Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly is joining a coalition of other Michigan mayors in voicing opposition to a bill that would eliminate the requirement of background checks in handgun sales by private parties. Currently, background checks are required for any person looking to purchase a handgun in Michigan, be it from a dealer or a private owner. House Bill 5225, which was passed by the state House of Representatives in June and currently sits before the state Senate, would change that. According to the Mayors Aggainst Illegal Guns Coalition, that comprises half of all gun sales in Michigan and would make it easier for convicted felons, domestic abusers and others who are banned from gun ownership easier to obtain a handgun, no questions asked…
Moe
8:14 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
As silly as he is, I'm not surprised that O'Reilly has joined Mayor Bloomberg's group. Bloomberg has spent millions of his own and taxpayer money trying to prevent law abiding citizens from owning firearms. These laws do nothing to stop crime. Criminals don't bother with the paperwork. That's why they are criminals, they don't do things the right way. O'Reilly like the other mayors think that if … more ›