House bill proposes universal background checks to buy ammunition
Universal background checks could be required prior to firearm ammunition purchases under a new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill, “Jaime’s Law,” was introduced on Wednesday by Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and named for Jamie Guttenberg, who lost her life in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre on Feb. 14, 2018, according to the Sun Sentinel.
The bill would impose the same background check process as required for firearms, requiring a check for nearly all ammunition purchases, except for those at hunting camps or shooting ranges if the ammo will be used at the location.
“Even though ammunition is every bit as necessary for the operation of a firearm as the firearm itself, federal law does not require a background check to prevent prohibited purchasers from purchasing ammunition. Jaime’s Law will close this ammo loophole,” Wasserman Schultz said.
“We will relentlessly push to make sure Jaime’s Law becomes the law of the land,” Wasserman Schultz added, while speaking on the bill with Fred Guttenberg, Jaime’s father.
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