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As I see it, the bill does three things:
1. Increases the size of the ATF (and correspondingly, the federal budget)
2. Imposes stiffer penalties for violations of certain federal gun laws
3. Makes illegal activity...illegal.
Cynical me sees this as a way to spend almost a billion dollars over four years to enact and enforce new laws that have already been enacted and should already be enforced.
As far as states' rights go, I'm not sure that I see anything in the bill that infringes on them. What I see, though, is plenty that duplicates existing law.
I mean, if it's already against the law to illegally traffic in one firearm, why does there need to be an additional law to make it against the law to traffic in two or more?
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