Sen. Charles Schumer vowed Sunday to make aꦚ renewed push for a bill that would prevent terror suspects from legally buying guns and ammunition.
“If you are on a terrorist list, watch list, right now in America you can purchase a gun, no quꦡestions asked,” Schumer said. “It makes no sense that these very weapons here can be b♎ought by people on a terrorist watch list.”
Schumer wants to propose a new vote for the bill — which narrowly failed last week — in theꦜ wake of the ISIS-inspired attack in San Bernardino.
“𓄧They were not on a watch list as best we know — they should have been, given their background,” Schumer noted. “We’re gonna bring that legislation back 🍸to the floor next week.”
Schumer also voiced his concern that terrorists may be using encr༺yption software to hide their electronic communications.
“We’re gonna have to come up with a new regime on encryption,” he said. “I’ve asked the presidenജt to call together the leaders of the tech industry to work together on something th𝓡at could really work.”