Subdeacon Joe Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: ACLU says Reid’s gun legislation could threaten privacy rights, civil liberties Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/04/exclusive-aclu-says-reids-gun-legislation-could-threaten-privacy-rights-civil-liberties/#ixzz2PqNJvOhQ As Senate Democrats struggle to build support for new gun control legislation, the American Civil Liberties Union now says it’s among those who have “serious concerns” about the bill. Those concerns have the capacity to prove a major setback to Sen. Harry Reid’s current gun bill, which includes language from earlier bills introduced by Sens. Chuck Schumer and Barbara Boxer. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller, a top lobbyist for the ACLU announced that the group thinks Reid’s current gun bill could threaten both privacy rights and civil liberties. The inclusion of universal background checks — the poll-tested lynchpin of most Democratic proposals — “raises two significant concerns,” the ACLU’s Chris Calabrese told TheDC Wednesday. Calabrese — a privacy lobbyist — was first careful to note that the ACLU doesn’t strictly oppose universal background checks for gun purchases. “If you’re going to require a background check, we think it should be effective,” Calabrese explained. “However, we also believe those checks have to be conducted in a way that protects privacy and civil liberties. So, in that regard, we think the current legislation, the current proposal on universal background checks raises two significant concerns,” he went on. Not a rousing endorsement of the 2nd, but if the ACLU can help shoot down some of this garbage I'll take the help. Link to comment
Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 May not be a rousiong endoresment, but it raises the spector of a feared institution getting involved and derailing the anti-civil rights movement! Link to comment
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