Thread by @igorvolsky

1/ The House is preparing to vote and pass universal background checks on Wednesday and so @NRA is sending out crazed alerts to its members filled with lies about the bills.

I'll break them their myths here, follow along if you're interested...

@NRA 2/ @NRA CLAIMS: “universal background checks will never be universal, because criminals do not comply with the law"

FACT: Since 1994, over 3 million people legally prohibited from possessing a gun have been stopped from purchasing a gun giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-…

@NRA 3/ @NRA CLAIMS: "H.R. 8 cannot be enforced without a federal gun registry"

FACT: Page 5 prohibits creation of a federal gun registry. (Requiring gun owners to register guns encourages accountability & helps solve crimes @NRA claims it'll lead to confiscation to sell memberships)

@NRA 4/ @NRA CLAIMS: law-abiding citizens would be turned into criminals for loaning a firearm to a friend or many family members

FACT: Pages 3-4 of HR8 state that loaning a firearm to family members & friends under certain circumstances (if you're going hunting) would not be a crime

@NRA 5/ @NRA CLAIMS: HR 1446, which closes the Charleston loophole, would create "an indefinite delay on exercising a constitutional right"

FACT: The bill extends the initial background check review period from 3 to 10 days. If the check isn't completed in 10, the sale may proceed.

@NRA 6/ Bottom line: background checks can save lives

States that require universal background checks are associated with a 10% lower homicide rate, lower rates of firearm suicide, and gun trafficking

@NRA 7/ States w/o universal background check laws export crime guns at 30% higher rate than states that require universal background checks

Of 116 mass shootings from 2009 to 2016, 34% involved a prohibited possessor

Also see 2019 Odessa, TX shooting:

@NRA 8/ If you're interested in more myth busting, check out this thread fact checking Rep. @RichHudson's false claims about background checks:

https://twitter.com/igorvolsky/status/1369318824957317132