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Is Senator Braun going to the left on Gun Control?
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If somebody gets those actual words from Senator Braun (who we have worked to smush into a serviceable 2A advocate) post them here. I'll forward to my NRA-ILA POCs and draft an email for old Mike.
Interesting I can't find anything that says that. Everything I see says it is Cornyn
That will get him an email from me
The Bubba Effect
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I kinda wish that the repubs would announce that they will support a full firearms confiscation bill, nothing less.
If the left wants a culture war, let them get one.
If the left wants a culture war, let them get one.
Looks like it was Senator Young not Senator Braun that jumped to the dark side. Here is the reply letter.
Dear Mr. Sears,
Thank you for contacting me regarding gun violence, mental health, and the Second Amendment. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.
As your Senator, I respect that Hoosiers have strong and diverse feelings on how to prevent violent crime while upholding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. I know we all share a common desire to prevent acts of gun violence, and I have deep empathy and sympathy for those affected by tragic shootings across our country. That’s why I have previously supported measures to increase school safety, improve mental health services, provide commonsense fixes to criminal background checks, and increase penalties for illegal possession of firearms.
To address these significant challenges, on June 24, 2022, I voted to pass S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill supported by the Fraternal Order of Police and other law enforcement groups. The bill subsequently passed the House and was signed into law on June 25, 2022.
As I reviewed this proposal, I consulted with law enforcement officials, gun owners, Second Amendment experts, educators, and mental health professionals. After careful consideration, I supported this targeted legislation because it takes prudent steps to address our mental health crisis and combat violent crime without compromising the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Hoosiers. Unless you have been convicted of a violent crime or adjudicated as mentally ill, your Second Amendment rights will not be affected in any way. It contains no new restrictions, bans, required waiting periods, or mandates for law-abiding citizens of any age.
The centerpiece of this legislation is a major step to address our country’s mental health crisis, including the largest investment in community-based mental health care in our nation’s history. In addition to providing robust funding for federal mental health treatment and suicide prevention programs, this bill will also help states expand access to care by integrating telehealth services into their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs. It will not be an overnight fix, but the investments made in mental health care by this bill will be transformational. Critically, this legislation will better ensure all children and teachers have the safe and welcoming environment they deserve by providing extensive resources for enhanced school safety, school hardening, and school-based mental health services, including through the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence program. This program was created by a bill I helped introduce in 2018 that was signed into law by then-President Trump.
The legislation takes steps to keep firearms out of the hands of those adjudicated as mentally ill or with recent histories of criminal violence. It requires that certain juvenile records be included in a background check for prospective purchasers of firearms between the ages of 18 and 21 years old, while requiring that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which operates the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), finalize this screening as quickly as possible. Additionally, the bill will address illicit gun sales by requiring highly active, unlicensed firearm dealers to register for a Federal Firearms License, and it creates a criminal penalty for those who knowingly purchase a firearm on behalf of someone legally prohibited from possessing one, also known as a straw purchase. For straw purchases supporting the activities of gangs, criminal cartels, and terrorists, the bill mandates longer sentences. This is an important and necessary step to reduce gun violence in America’s cities and on both sides of the U.S. border with Mexico.
Additionally, S. 2938 makes a significant investment in crisis intervention programs, specifically $750 million over five years. Funds could be used by states to implement existing or new red flag laws, like Indiana’s Jake Laird Law, named after an Indianapolis police officer killed in the line of duty by a mentally ill person in 2004. Red flag laws provide law enforcement officers the authority to seize the firearms of a person who presents an imminent danger to themselves or others if a court agrees that sufficient evidence exists. These funds also will be available for states that choose to utilize other forms of crisis intervention, such as veterans’ courts, drug courts, mental health courts, or assistant outpatient treatment courts. For states that pursue a red flag law, this bill requires that they follow stringent due process protections to safeguard the constitutional rights of the accused. The bill does not mandate that states implement red flag laws, and it does not create a national red flag law.
This legislation also addresses situations in which long-standing dating or intimate partners commit domestic violence against their partner and are charged with a misdemeanor. This bill would ensure that those convicted are unable to purchase or possess a firearm for at least five years, similar to current law treatment for spouses, parents or guardians, and individuals who live together. After five years, if the individual has not committed another violent crime, the individual’s rights are automatically restored. This legislation creates clear guidelines, which are actually narrower than what is currently state law in Indiana, for how judges classify these relationships.
We do not have to choose between protecting Second Amendment rights and creating safer schools and communities by keeping guns away from those who might be a danger to themselves or others. We can and should do both. This legislation, supported by numerous law enforcement groups, will save lives without affecting the rights of law-abiding Americans.
In addition to enacting S. 2938, we should continue to look for more ways to address school safety, improve mental health, and reduce violent crimes. I’ve sponsored or cosponsored bills to allow unused COVID relief funds to be used to harden schools, increase penalties for felons who illegally possess or use firearms, and address the shortage of mental health providers in schools.
Again, thank you for contacting me. It is an honor to represent you in the United States Senate.
Sincerely,
Todd Young
United States Senator
Dear Mr. Sears,
Thank you for contacting me regarding gun violence, mental health, and the Second Amendment. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.
As your Senator, I respect that Hoosiers have strong and diverse feelings on how to prevent violent crime while upholding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. I know we all share a common desire to prevent acts of gun violence, and I have deep empathy and sympathy for those affected by tragic shootings across our country. That’s why I have previously supported measures to increase school safety, improve mental health services, provide commonsense fixes to criminal background checks, and increase penalties for illegal possession of firearms.
To address these significant challenges, on June 24, 2022, I voted to pass S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill supported by the Fraternal Order of Police and other law enforcement groups. The bill subsequently passed the House and was signed into law on June 25, 2022.
As I reviewed this proposal, I consulted with law enforcement officials, gun owners, Second Amendment experts, educators, and mental health professionals. After careful consideration, I supported this targeted legislation because it takes prudent steps to address our mental health crisis and combat violent crime without compromising the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Hoosiers. Unless you have been convicted of a violent crime or adjudicated as mentally ill, your Second Amendment rights will not be affected in any way. It contains no new restrictions, bans, required waiting periods, or mandates for law-abiding citizens of any age.
The centerpiece of this legislation is a major step to address our country’s mental health crisis, including the largest investment in community-based mental health care in our nation’s history. In addition to providing robust funding for federal mental health treatment and suicide prevention programs, this bill will also help states expand access to care by integrating telehealth services into their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs. It will not be an overnight fix, but the investments made in mental health care by this bill will be transformational. Critically, this legislation will better ensure all children and teachers have the safe and welcoming environment they deserve by providing extensive resources for enhanced school safety, school hardening, and school-based mental health services, including through the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence program. This program was created by a bill I helped introduce in 2018 that was signed into law by then-President Trump.
The legislation takes steps to keep firearms out of the hands of those adjudicated as mentally ill or with recent histories of criminal violence. It requires that certain juvenile records be included in a background check for prospective purchasers of firearms between the ages of 18 and 21 years old, while requiring that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which operates the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), finalize this screening as quickly as possible. Additionally, the bill will address illicit gun sales by requiring highly active, unlicensed firearm dealers to register for a Federal Firearms License, and it creates a criminal penalty for those who knowingly purchase a firearm on behalf of someone legally prohibited from possessing one, also known as a straw purchase. For straw purchases supporting the activities of gangs, criminal cartels, and terrorists, the bill mandates longer sentences. This is an important and necessary step to reduce gun violence in America’s cities and on both sides of the U.S. border with Mexico.
Additionally, S. 2938 makes a significant investment in crisis intervention programs, specifically $750 million over five years. Funds could be used by states to implement existing or new red flag laws, like Indiana’s Jake Laird Law, named after an Indianapolis police officer killed in the line of duty by a mentally ill person in 2004. Red flag laws provide law enforcement officers the authority to seize the firearms of a person who presents an imminent danger to themselves or others if a court agrees that sufficient evidence exists. These funds also will be available for states that choose to utilize other forms of crisis intervention, such as veterans’ courts, drug courts, mental health courts, or assistant outpatient treatment courts. For states that pursue a red flag law, this bill requires that they follow stringent due process protections to safeguard the constitutional rights of the accused. The bill does not mandate that states implement red flag laws, and it does not create a national red flag law.
This legislation also addresses situations in which long-standing dating or intimate partners commit domestic violence against their partner and are charged with a misdemeanor. This bill would ensure that those convicted are unable to purchase or possess a firearm for at least five years, similar to current law treatment for spouses, parents or guardians, and individuals who live together. After five years, if the individual has not committed another violent crime, the individual’s rights are automatically restored. This legislation creates clear guidelines, which are actually narrower than what is currently state law in Indiana, for how judges classify these relationships.
We do not have to choose between protecting Second Amendment rights and creating safer schools and communities by keeping guns away from those who might be a danger to themselves or others. We can and should do both. This legislation, supported by numerous law enforcement groups, will save lives without affecting the rights of law-abiding Americans.
In addition to enacting S. 2938, we should continue to look for more ways to address school safety, improve mental health, and reduce violent crimes. I’ve sponsored or cosponsored bills to allow unused COVID relief funds to be used to harden schools, increase penalties for felons who illegally possess or use firearms, and address the shortage of mental health providers in schools.
Again, thank you for contacting me. It is an honor to represent you in the United States Senate.
Sincerely,
Todd Young
United States Senator
On balance, Braun has shown to get better (based on voting record) than Young over the last term.
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