PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- During a recent appearance on Channel 10's "Newsmakers" program, U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline talked about efforts in Congress to tighten gun laws.
Cicilline this year sponsored a bill, which has more than 60 co-sponsors, that would close what supporters refer to as the "fire sale loophole." The bill is still pending in a Congressional committee and it is unclear when or if it will be taken up.
"If you are a federally-licensed gun dealer and your license is revoked because you've engaged in misconduct or because you've sold guns to people who shouldn't have them (if) your license is revoked, your entire inventory under prevailing law is deemed your personal collection," Cicilline said. "You then can sell it free from any background checks. So we reward bad behavior."
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