In a speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., President Joe Biden stated that a round from an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle travels five times faster than any other gun. Biden was clearly wrong in his statement.
By Corey Friedman | @coreywrites
| 5:15 p.m.
A sweeping gun control bill stoking red-state resistance may prove more of a blessing than a curse for Second Amendment supporters.
Since Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, introduced the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act on Jan. 4, news reports have triggered a swift backlash. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cited the legislation in a recent speech, calling for the Lone Star State to declare itself a “Second Amendment sanctuary state,” and a similar measure has already been drafted in Alabama.
Lee’s bill would require gun owners to buy liability insurance to the tune of $800 a year; institute a federal firearms registry with stiff criminal penalties for noncompliance; ban magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition; and require training, licensure and a psychological exam in order to own many common types of semiautomatic rifles.