Senators McClure (R) and Metzenbaum (D) have sponsored bills to prevent plastic guns from slipping through airport security. The gun, not yet manufactured, is intended for military and police use. Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, and McClure, R-Idaho, have vastly different approaches to require that the guns be made detectable. Metzenbaum's bill would require some detectable metal content; McClure's would require more sensitive detection equipment at airports, almost certainly causing passenger delays. The NRA opposes "the first federal gun ban bill in America," and warns members their guns will soon be inspected and weighed by government agents. However, on this issue they will compromise, not to ban the gun, but to increase airport security. In a recent interview with Fox News, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said he was "absolutely" open to banning bump stocks -- devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire like automatic weapons.
Senators McClure (R) and Metzenbaum (D) have sponsored bills to prevent plastic guns from slipping through airport security. The gun, not yet manufactured, is intended for military and police use. Metzenbaum's bill would require some detectable metal content; McClure's would require more sensitive detection equipment at airports, almost certainly causing passenger delays. The NRA opposes "the first federal gun ban bill in America," and warns members their guns will soon be inspected and weighed by government agents. However, on this issue they will compromise, not to ban the gun, but to increase airport security. In a recent interview with Fox News, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said he was "absolutely" open to banning bump stocks -- devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire like automatic weapons.