Armslist in the News:  Armslist's Statement to NBC on HR 8 and Everytown for Gun Safety's "Findings"

Around 1200 EST, some of my colleagues and I received an e-mail from NBC's Pete Williams regarding the US House Judiciary Committee's hearing Wednesday (2/6/19) on HR 8 (a bill seeking to impose practically universal background checks on all gun purchases and transfers).  We were asked for comment on the notoriously anti-freedom, anti-Second Amendment, and all around anti-American Everytown for Gun Safety's "findings," as they relate to HR 8, as well as the legislation they unfortunately aim to discuss during the hearing.  According to Williams, Everytown for Gun Safety is claiming they created an ad on Armslist.com, and did their own checking of those who responded, "finding that roughly one out of every nine respondents had disqualifying factors in their backgrounds that would prohibit a sale by a licensed dealer."  Reminds me of a certain Orwellian neologism...anyways...

Armslist's statement in full, from co-founder Jonathan Gibbon, is as follows:

"First, we need to focus on solutions that work, such as opening the Federal Background check system to all Americans.  It used to require a private investigator to find out if someone had a criminal past.  In 2019, everyone should be able to easily find important background information on a person with whom they intend to do any type of business.  People should be able to readily access this information to keep themselves and their families safe.  Providing all Americans access to this data will exponentially increase the number of background checks conducted, thereby providing a far more comprehensive level of assurance.