Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Monday a gun control bill authored by Democrats would prevent another terrorist attacks like the ones carried out in New Jersey and New York this weekend.
“We can argue from now on about whether this bill would have prevented this weekend’s attacks,” Reid, D-Nev., said. “But one thing is for sure, it would prevent the next attack.”
Democrats have authored a bill that would ban people on a federal terror watch list from purchasing guns or explosives.
House and Senate Republicans have authored their own legislation, which would put in place a three-day waiting period for those on the terror-watch list who try to purchase guns or explosives. Democrats blocked the GOP bill in the Senate, and the House GOP majority has refused to take up the bill authored by Democrats.
Reid did not mention the GOP-authored bill, which Democrats oppose because they say the government would not have enough time to adequately prove someone on a watch list should not be allowed to make the gun or explosive purchase.
Democrats have called their legislation “no fly, no buy,” because the terror watch list includes people who are not permitted to board U.S. airplanes.
“It’s hard to believe in America today an FBI terror suspect not allowed to fly on an airplane can walk into a gun story in Las Vegas, New York City, anyplace, and legally purchase explosives and assault weapons, ” Reid said. “But it’s true because Republicans refuse to close the terror gap loophole.”
