Publicola says it's bad ju-ju:
I'll get to the point; it's bullshit. All this will do is open up more records for inclusion in the NICS system. In other words they're hoping that more folks will be disqualified because of Lautenberg, mental health records or possibly because they're being investigated for "terrorism".
The last part may leave you in the cold. Here's where I get that from:
"...and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to make available to the Attorney General records relevant to a determination that a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm and information about a change in such person's status for removal from NICS, where appropriate."
I can only assume that this is an effort to grease the wheels of that "terrorism watch list' being made at least a temporary disqualification. Why else would the department of Homeland Security be involved?
He has more. Not sure about his assessment but it is possibly a particularly slippery slope.
Kinda takes the "I'm not a
Kinda takes the "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" line and turns it on its ear, huh?
Can't help but wonder if Ms. Mirren actually thinks she solved these crimes, or just hopes her readers think so.