Extending the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988

Statement

Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement on extending the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.

"The Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988, which expires today, is an important law to make sure that guns are discovered by a metal detector. The safety of airplanes or federal buildings or similar places would be threatened if their metal detectors could not identify guns. The only way to make sure the current prohibition of plastic guns remained in place was for the Senate to pass the 10-year extension cleared last week by the House.

"It's unfortunate that politics have been played with this law. If the majority wanted to change the law, there should have been hearings and an attempt to learn the evolving technology. Instead, at the last minute the Senate Majority attempted to force changes by ramming through legislation that was only revealed today. Supporters of an alternative proposal that has not been shown to be effective, technologically feasible, properly drafted, or able to pass the House deliberately bypassed a responsible process."

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