A bipartisan gun safety bill is up for consideration in the US Senate. The bill calls for background checks and billions in funding for community mental health centers. When asked about his thoughts on the legislation on his monthly radio call-in show “Ask the Governor” Governor John Bel Edwards applauded the legislation.
“We can’t say there’s nothing we can do about it, there’s nothing we should do about it, and continue to just live with the situation that happened in Uvalde,” said Edwards.
The bill also calls for extensive background checks for those 18 to 21 wishing to purchase a gun so their juvenile records can be reviewed for violations that would prohibit them from owning a firearm. Edwards who supports Second Amendment Rights is in favor of background checks.
“Expanded background checks make sense to me, that just seems to be a commonsense thing, and by the way a position that was favored by the NRA itself not that long ago,” said Edwards.
The gun safety bill however does not raise the age from 18 to 21 for those wishing to purchase AR-15 style rifles. Edwards believes the age limit to purchase certain types of guns should be raised.
“I think that’s something that absolutely should be considered, you can’t buy beer until you’re 21, I’m not sure that you should be able to buy an AR-15 before then either,” said Edwards.
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