Democrats and Their Imaginary Gun ‘Loopholes’

These are almost always euphemisms used by Democrats defending laws they wish existed but do not.

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Rep. James Clyburn (D., S.C.) talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 13, 2020.

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Yesterday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation obtained an email from Ashleigh Wilson, legislative director and counsel to House majority whip James Clyburn, urging congressional colleagues to co-sponsor to “The Enhanced Background Check Act.”

The bill, which will likely move forward without any debates, hearings, or mark-ups, is ostensibly meant to close the so-called “Charleston Loophole.”

David Harsanyi

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David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner.

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