House Democrats Propose New Gun Control Bill To Curtail Trafficking

In what Democratic lawmakers have described as a response to an appeal from Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) are proposing a bill to curtail weapons trafficking across the U.S. border to Mexican drug cartels.

This bill allows law enforcement officials to track the sales of multiple guns, end unlicensed gun purchases, formally define gun trafficking, and ease evidentiary requirements to revoke gun licenses. 

During a forum on the topic Thursday, the lawmakers continually referred to an Al Qaeda video that urges members to buy their guns in the United States.

The representatives hope this bill receives bipartisan support, noting that it only strengthens current laws on gun ownership and does not curtail the average american’s right to own a gun.