Sen. Casey calls for more gun control and ban on hate crime convicts owning firearms.

[femmocrat]

After Orlando, Sen. Casey calls for more gun control and ban on hate crime convicts owning firearms

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) was in Pittsburgh on Monday where he introduced legislation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of those who commit criminal acts based on hate, his office said in a statement. This after a gunman pledging allegiance to the Islamic State killed 50 in an Orlando nightclub favored by the LGBT community there a day earlier.

According to Casey's office, his "Hate Crimes Prevention Act" would prohibit the purchase, possession or shipment of a firearm by anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime or who received a hate crime sentence enhancement, and would prohibit the sale of firearms to anyone reasonably suspected to be guilty of a misdemeanor hate crime.

Casey also called for other actions to prevent gun violence, including a ban on military-style weapons, limits on clips and magazine sizes, a ban on those on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing firearms and universal background checks.
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More at link: http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/06/sen_casey_wants_hate_crime_con.html#incart_river_index

[livetohike]

1. Thank you Senator Casey. Someone needs to do something.

Let's see what kind of spine Congress has.

[Eric J in MN]

2. Lifetime ban?

Would someone convicted of drawing racist graffiti as a teenager be barred from buying a gun 40 years later?

[blue neen]

7. Where does it say that?

I must be missing something here.

[Eric J in MN]

8. That's why I put a question mark. No time frame in the article. NT

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NT

[blue neen]

11. Sure.

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[femmocrat]

9. If you want more information, I suggest you call Sen. Casey's office.

Phone: [phone]

Here is a link to his statement on his website, including a video of his remarks in the Senate: https://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/in-wake-of-orlando-shooting-casey-unveils-legislation-banning-those-convicted-of-hate-crimes-from-owning-a-gun

[texasmomof3]

3. Not one single thing he listed would have prevented Orlando.

Scares the hell out of me " anyone reasonably suspected to be guilty of a misdemeanor hate crime". Who decides that? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? This is absolutely insane. We have a constitution for idiots just like this.

[blue neen]

5. Senator Casey is the farthest thing from an "idiot" than you could imagine.

He is a good man who is trying to do something about a very large problem we have in this country. You know, that anyone in this country can just shoot people they hate anywhere, at any time with military type weapons, no less.

And, really? "Not one single thing he listed would have prevented Orlando"? Did you read this part: "Casey also called for other actions to prevent gun violence, including a ban on military-style weapons, limits on clips and magazine sizes, a ban on those on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing firearms and universal background checks."

We in Pennsylvania like and respect Sen. Casey. You do realize that you're responding in the PA forum, right?

[femmocrat]

10. Please read reply #9 above.

He defines "misdemeanor hate crimes" in the video clip. My (limited) understanding is that felonies are already covered?

Senator Casey is highly-regarded by the voters of Pennsylvania.

[mainstreetonce]

4. I called his office

He is one brave senator to take on the NRA.

[blue neen]

6. Amen to that!

Think I'll call his office tomorrow also.