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Any<\/em><\/strong> bill from the idgit Jackson-Lee should receive ‘significant scrutiny’.<\/p>\n

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Below The Radar \u2013 Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

While a lot of attention is rightfully being paid to the threat posed by HR 127, the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act that we have covered\u00a0earlier this month<\/a>\u00a0and in the\u00a0last Congress<\/a>, there are other bills targeting our Second Amendment rights. As of this writing, a search for the term \u201cfirearm\u201d under legislation in the 117th Congress reveals 29 entries.<\/p>\n

Not all of them are massive assaults on our rights. Some are relatively minor, or they seem neutral but the lead sponsor of the legislation means that they require significant scrutiny. One such bill is\u00a0HR 121<\/a>, the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021. The lead sponsor is Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, who also introduced HR 127.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0text<\/a>\u00a0of the legislation, the bill seeks to add 200 agents and investigators to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Now, that in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing. The problem is just how these agents will be used. 200 ATF agents, in the right places, could\u00a0make a big difference<\/a>\u00a0in the violent crimes we see in cities like Chicago and Baltimore.<\/p>\n

The problem is that Representative Jackson-Lee doesn\u2019t intend for some common-sense ideas for how to use those agents, like following up on arrests of violent criminals in possession of firearms and using the provisions of\u00a018 USC 922<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a018 USC 924<\/a>\u00a0to get some lengthy prison terms for them.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s just look at a few from 18 USC 922:<\/h3>\n