According to Firearm Chronicles
Last week, we reported on the “ghost gun” legislation being pushed anti-gun senators in Congress. The measure is insane and, really, completely unworkable. That’s kind of what we expect out of people like Sen. Dick Blumenthal, though.
However, in the story, there was a bit that bothered me.
You see, Politico quoted Texas Sen. John Cornyn in such a way that it sounded like he supported the measure. Now, Cornyn has been quite the champion for gun rights in the Senate, so this came across as something of a betrayal to those principles.
Luckily, that might not be completely accurate.
Politico quoted Sen. Cornyn in a way that gave readers the impression that he also supported the advocacy. They reported that Cornyn “might be open to background checks for gun-kit purchases” based on Cornyn saying, “I guess you can look at it that you’re buying an assembled gun or an unassembled gun. To me, the same standard makes sense.” Breitbart News contacted Sen. Cornyn’s office to ask about the statement, and his office made clear that Cornyn opposes Democrats’ pressure for more gun control. He supports the laws as they are, differentiating between kits with 100 percent complete parts–included receivers–and kits containing parts that are only 80 percent complete.