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On the subject of the new gun ban, some people

June 22, 2017 by Kimberly Parks

On the subject of the new gun ban, some people have gone to great lengths to avoid it, arguing that allowing a background check violates the First Amendment. In one case, the Supreme Court ruled that it was "reasonable" for the government to use a background check to target potential suspects without conducting a criminal investigation. On the other hand, other states have recently been debating the issue, arguing that they should have kept gun purchases private.

On Wednesday, the Washington Post's Mike Allen asked the same question. He was quick to point out that, even if the ban were strictly enforced, his point would have been moot if federal judges had decided to hear all of the cases, which they would have. He also offered some suggestions on how to fix this confusion.

"It would be a lot easier to see it as a matter of when we would have a final decision in Washington," he said. "Then we would be out of this as soon as we got the gun ban in place. And there wouldn't be really any ambiguity about what the issue might be."

In his answer, Allen made reference to a recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit that allowed for a background check to be granted to purchase a firearm. However, he argued that the judge's decision does not bar the federal government from "unreasonable" searches and seizures of homes in some states.

On the other hand, he also asked where that ruling would take him based on the fact that the Second Amendment protects anyone's right to keep and bear arms.

"One of the things about my argument is that it's really about a law that has been in place for long before the Supreme Court took this case. And I think it's really important to say that all three of those cases are based on the same issue here. The Second Amendment in particular is not an open-ended right. We're talking about a legal right, an individual right. It's the right to the possession of a weapon."

On the other hand, he said, "It would be a lot more difficult to see it as a matter of when we would have a final decision in Washington."

On the matter of gun control, some have been arguing that the gun ban's supporters are trying to be too subtle, while others are trying to make it clear that it does not apply to some guns.

On the other hand, most of the arguments are based on the premise that allowing a background check is an important step in preventing a crime. As Allen