Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday that the Senate needs to consider withholding funding from law enforcement in counties that refuse to implement the nation's gun laws.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Sunday that the Senate needs to have a conversation about withholding funding from law enforcement in counties that refuse to implement or enforce the nation's gun laws.
Murphy said"Second Amendment sanctuaries" are counties that have declared that they are"not going to enforce state and federal gun laws" and that there needs to be discussion in the Senate over whether they want to continue to fund law enforcement in these counties. "I think we have to have a conversation about whether we can continue to fund law enforcement in states where they’re refusing to implement these gun laws," Murphy said.
"They’ve decided they’re going to essentially refuse to implement laws that are on the books," Murphy said."That is a growing problem in this country. And I think we’re going to have to have a conversation about that in the United States Senate. Do we want to continue to supply funding in law enforcement in counties that refuse to implement state and federal gun laws? Red flag laws are wildly popular.
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