It didn't take a fortune teller to guess that
Congress would leave town without acting on Senator Frank Lautenberg's
(D--N.J.) Stop Online
Ammunition Sales Act of 2012 . The bill would have required reporting
of online ammo sales of 1,000 rounds or more, along with a number of other
restrictions designed to reduce the anonymity of purchasers. The bill
also called for ammo dealers to become licensed, along the line of legislation
now in place in Illinois.
"Currently, there is no requirement for those who purchase ammunition, even in
large amounts, to undergo background checks or present identification,"
according to Ben Van Houten, of the San Francisco-based Law Center to Prevent
Gun Violence, as quoted in the L.A. Times .
Read the
entire article at Open Salon:
http://open.salon.com/blog/steve_klingaman
