Twenty one Attorneys General asked Congress to expand background checks to include ammunition purchases.
"As Attorneys General, each of us swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and the rights of law-abiding citizens to possess firearms," the open letter signatories said."But we take seriously our responsibility to do our part to stop gun violence in our communities, and we need additional tools to do our jobs more effectively and better protect the people we serve."Jaime's Law and thank them for their leadership.
Stacks of ammunition magazines are on display at a gun shop Merrimack, New Hampshire, on November 5, 2016. Attorneys general have called for background checks to be extended to bullets."Gun violence is a public health and public safety crisis that is devastating communities across the nation," Attorney General Shapiro said in a statement.
"This reform will help prevent dangerous individuals from obtaining ammunition and will assist law enforcement in keeping our neighborhoods safe." Fred Guttenberg, the father of Parkland victim Jaime and a vocal gun control legislation supporter, also thanked the 21 attorneys general for their support in a
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