Obama asked to bar importation of assault-style guns [View all]
WASHINGTON – About 90 House Democrats led by Rep. Eliot Engel of the Bronx recently wrote President Obama asking him to bar the importation of assault-style rifles.
The letter was sent Jan. 11, about a week after Obama’s most recent executive actions on guns. Those actions included guidance on which firearms sales are subject to a criminal background check because the seller is required to have a Federal Firearms License.
Obama also asked the Social Security Administration to issue a regulation allowing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to obtain the names of people receiving disability benefits. The aim is to prevent people with mental health issues from owning guns. The president also requested that federal agencies research smart-gun technology.
The letter from congressional Democrats expresses “strong support’’ for Obama’s actions but asks that the administration return to “the strong enforcement of the ban on imports of military-style assault weapons.’’
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