Much like an old horror movie, every time you think the culture war on gun control is dead, the monster always comes back alive for a sequel.
This time around Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) is seeking to further regulate online purchases of ammunition.
According to The Hill, her bill, the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015, would require an in-person photo ID to be presented to all federally licensed ammunition dealers upon purchase. This would essentially eliminate online sales, though the language of her bill stops short of actually banning them.
“The bill would also require ammunition vendors to report any sales of more than 1,000 rounds within five consecutive days to the U.S. attorney general if the person purchasing ammunition is not a licensed dealer,” The Hill reported.
The goal of the bill is to give law enforcement an upper hand, allowing them to identify people that are stockpiling ammunition, according to Watson Coleman’s spokesperson. Watson Coleman pointed to the Aurora, Colorado massacre as one that could have been prevented because of it. The assailant in the Aurora massacre, James Holmes, had stockpiled more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition prior to his assault on the movie theater.
Gun control hits home for Watson Coleman.
Two of her sons pleaded guilty to first-degree armed robbery in the heist of a Kids ”R” Us clothing store back in the early 2000s.
Despite gaining some media attention and several co-sponsors, the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 is unlikely to become law. With a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it likely won’t even make it out of committee.
