Raytown gun store owner reacts to Congress passing gun safety bill
Steve Brackeen usually smiles but if you want this gun shop owner to shoot, just start talking about gun rights. Blue Steel Guns & Ammo. This latest federal gun safety bill won’t take away handgun ownership and doesn’t even address the issue of automatic weapons. “I’m comfortable with the past,” Brackeen said. The biggest part of this new law is to ensure that guns don’t fall into the hands of people that could harm the public or cause harm to themselves. That’s what employees at Blue Steel say they always do. They say the policies are not much different from what has been applied in the past. “I even had a list at the registry where parents called and said, ‘My son is mentally ill. My husband is mentally ill whatever, you can’t sell them a gun. ‘ We keep it in our registry. If one of those people comes in, we’re going to deny them a gun,” said Brackeen. He said the law can help, but ultimately you can’t legislate against random acts of violence.” A car salesman sells you a car, that doesn’t mean you’re a good driver, right? They have no control over that. So all you can do is preach and teach about safety and how they use that knowledge is up to the individual,” Brackeen said.
Steve Brackeen normally smiles but if you want this gun shop owner to shoot, just start talking about gun rights.
“I believe every American has a right, as the Second Amendment says, to protect themselves,” said Brackeen, owner of Blue Steel Guns & Ammo.
This latest federal gun safety bill won’t take away handgun ownership and doesn’t even address the issue of automatic weapons.
“I’m comfortable with the past,” Brackeen said.
One of the most important parts of this new law is to ensure that guns don’t fall into the hands of people that could harm the public or harm themselves. That’s what employees at Blue Steel say they always do. They say the policies are not much different from what has been applied before.
“I even had a list at the registry where parents called and said, ‘My son is mentally ill. My husband is mentally ill whatever, you can’t sell them guns. ” We keep it in our registry. If one of those people comes in, we’re going to deny them the gun,” Brackeen said.
Brackeen says most legal gun owners are responsible. Laws can help, he said, but ultimately you can’t legislate against random acts of violence.
“A car salesman sells you a car, that doesn’t mean you’re a good driver, right? They don’t control that either. So all you can do. is teaching and teaching about safety and it’s up to them to use that knowledge individually,” said Brackeen.