Date: June 20, 2016
Subject: Attorney General Authority over Firearm Transfers
Description: Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on the Feinstein (D-CA) amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill allowing the U.S. Attorney General to unilaterally deny requests to transfer a firearm to certain law-abiding citizens. ACU opposes placing such power in the hands of one person without due process, which could be used for political purposes.
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected, 47-53
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