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Jun 13, 2022

Ten Republican Senators announce their support for proposed gun control package which includes Red Flag gun confiscation

Yesterday, ten Republican Senators working with a group of anti-gun Democrats announced their support for a gun control proposal in the United States Senate. While the text of the gun control package is yet to be published, details of the legislation outlined in Senate press statements indicate that ten Republican Senators are willing to vote for “Red Flag” gun confiscation, the elimination of private firearms sales by mandating new draconian Federal Firearms Licensing (FFL) laws, and expanded NICS registration checks for 18-20 year olds.

“These Republican Senators are hiding behind their A+ NRA ratings in an attempt to ram gun control through Congress – all while lying to law-abiding Americans that they support the Second Amendment,” said Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. “Any gun control deal, but especially a gun control deal which includes Red Flag gun confiscation and the expansion of the NICS database, is an affront to the Constitution and the oath of office Senators swear to uphold.”

The ten Republican Senators working on the gun control are: John Cornyn (TX), Thom Tillis (NC), Roy Blunt (MO), Rob Portman (OH), Richard Burr (NC) , Mitt Romney (UT), Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey Graham (SC), and Pat Toomey (PA).


One of the key proposals — a federal Red Flag gun confiscation grant program — would incentivize states to pass laws which strip Americans of their firearms. Red

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