Opinion: The new law likely would not have prevented the massacre of Uvalde schoolchildren and teachers.
“Let’s be clear: the Supreme Court got this decision wrong, choosing to put our communities in even greater danger with gun violence on the rise across the country,” said John Feinblatt, president ofThe new federal law signed by Biden does include a measure requiring authorities to review the juvenile and mental health records of buyers under the age of 21, but little has been explained to date about how local authorities will make that data available in real time for background checks.
The new law will not stop undisclosed purchases and sales of firearms and ammunition among private owners, and while penalties are increased for straw buyers acting on behalf of felons, gangs and drug cartels, federally licensed gun dealers do not face new restrictions on assault weapon and ammunition sales.
The good news, if it can be called that, is that politicians finally stopped spewing their talking points written by the National Rifle Association and other groups that promote ownership of guns designed specifically to kill humans and actually did something. Last week’s small step forward conceivably could lead to additional federal legislation further addressing, unlike anything found in any other civil democracy. Unfortunately, the trigger for next steps likely will only come after the next mass shooting at a school by an aggrieved young man. Only sustained public outrage will move the political needle. Conservative politicians will act only if they fear the consequences at the polls.
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