Nice Try, Congressional Gun
Control Activists. We See You

Not that anyone is surprised, but gun control activists, especially those on Capitol Hill, love a good antigun bill. Every Congressional session, Democratic lawmakers attempt to ban so-called "assault weapons" or impose "universal background checks." However, they aren't always so brash in their efforts. They also try with more subtle gun control bills that may even appear to be gun-neutral on the outside.

U.S. Reps. André Carson (D-Ind.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) recently introduced H.R. 4487, the Gun Safety Incentive Act. In part, the bill promotes safe gun storage practices by providing a federal tax credit for individuals who purchase certified firearm safes and secure storage devices. But also included in the bill is language that would empower a federal agency, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), to "promote best practices" for safe storage and also require certain firearms to be sold with additional labeling and packaging. The last part of the bill would provide taxpayer-funded grants to communities to "implement strategies to encourage safe storage."

It's not a far leap from "encouragement" by a federal agency to becoming a "requirement." The last four years of the Biden administration demonstrated what happens when an antigun administration wields government authority to suppress firearm ownership. …