With a Democratic majority in the house, how probable is it for gun-control?
11-11-2018, 05:49 AM
It won't happen at the federal level because of the Senate and Presidential veto, but some unconstitutional laws might be passed at the state level.
The republicans tried this with abortion - parental consent, waiting periods - but those were struck down.
To elaborate, in the 80s and 90s several states passed laws that restricted, but did not eliminate abortion. Waiting periods, parental notification, etc. Ostensibly things that had valid, ulterior purposes, but really the goal was fewer abortions. Most or all of these got struck down. This is not black and white in the constitution, rather, this is where judges decide what the law is.
The Dems could try this with gun control but its likely to get shot down. The things have been allowed are limits on military type weapons - automatic fire, grenades, etc. - and screening people off of a list. Perhaps the biggest risk for future legislation is to keep people with mental illnesses from getting a gun, which is a good idea in theory until you end up on the list because you had to go to diversity training or anger management.
The silver lining is that as Trump packs the courts with his nominees the more the old laws and bad precedents get struck down.
The republicans tried this with abortion - parental consent, waiting periods - but those were struck down.
To elaborate, in the 80s and 90s several states passed laws that restricted, but did not eliminate abortion. Waiting periods, parental notification, etc. Ostensibly things that had valid, ulterior purposes, but really the goal was fewer abortions. Most or all of these got struck down. This is not black and white in the constitution, rather, this is where judges decide what the law is.
The Dems could try this with gun control but its likely to get shot down. The things have been allowed are limits on military type weapons - automatic fire, grenades, etc. - and screening people off of a list. Perhaps the biggest risk for future legislation is to keep people with mental illnesses from getting a gun, which is a good idea in theory until you end up on the list because you had to go to diversity training or anger management.
The silver lining is that as Trump packs the courts with his nominees the more the old laws and bad precedents get struck down.