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My goal from the start has been to have a constitutional system
that can intervene in time to stop unstable, mentally ill people
from obtaining firearms and killing innocent people.















John,

As a long-time gun owner and strong supporter of the Second
Amendment, I have been horrified by the recent spate of mass
shootings and the link between mental health and gun violence.


I was part of the bipartisan group of Senators working on
solutions to address these issues. My goal in working with this
group has been to meaningfully address these problems while
protecting the Second Amendment constitutional right to keep and
bear arms. I believe the legislation which passed the Senate last
night has a very good chance of saving lives while protecting the
rights of responsible gun owners.

Unless you're adjudicated mentally ill or a convicted violent
criminal, your Second Amendment rights won't be affected.

This legislation is much different than President Biden's laundry
list of gun control proposals which passed the House of
Representatives earlier this month. The House-passed bill has no
chance. I continue to oppose the House-passed bill and will vote
against it should it come up for a vote in the United States
Senate.

Wednesday's editorial in The Wall Street Journal highlighted the
bipartisan Safer Communities Act:

"The Senate deal is a long way from the gun-control package
that Speaker Nancy Pelosi rushed through the House two weeks ago.
That bill is a nonstarter in the Senate, with some Democrats and
nearly all Republicans opposed. GOP negotiators led by Texas Sen.
John Cornyn also blocked several Democratic Senate demands,
including a ban on the purchase of so-called assault weapons for
anyone under age 21, licensing requirements, and mandatory
waiting periods for all buyers."

"The gun lobby and those who want to ban guns aren't happy, but
the bill preserves gun rights while trying to keep guns away from
the dangerous. That's a step forward."

"One useful provision in the bill would correct a hole in
background-check screening for those under 21. The current system
doesn't access juvenile records, though those records often
contain mental-health or criminal histories that would bar an
adult from obtaining a firearm. Mental-health problems often
appear before age 18, and mass shooters with disturbing records
have bought guns legally."

This legislation will not magically solve all our problems when
it comes to gun violence. Deranged individuals who are intent on
killing and maiming others will find ways to accomplish their
hateful objective.

However, I do think there is a greater likelihood this
legislation will help us avert a mass killing while still
protecting the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to
keep and bear arms.

My goal from the start was to have a constitutional system that
can intervene in time to stop unstable, mentally ill from
obtaining firearms and killing innocent people. The legislation
is not perfect, but we must not let the perfect become the enemy
of the good. That is why I supported it in the Senate and hope it
will soon become law.

Thank you,



Lindsey Graham
United States Senator





































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