Targeting the firearm industry and imposing onerous taxes on the consumer.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced two bills on Friday targeting the firearm industry, setting new restrictions for supplying firearms to gun distributors and retailers and imposing a tax on certain guns.
One of the pieces of legislation would make it illegal for a firearm importer or manufacturer to sell guns to a retailer or distributor known or suspected of engaging in practices that could pose a threat to the misuse or criminal use of a firearm.
The bill would also require databases to be created by the firearm importers and manufacturers to keep track of when their products are misused or used in crimes.