Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a federal measure that would prohibit states, localities, or any other organization from using federal funding and background check...

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a federal measure that would prohibit states, localities, or any other organization from using federal funding and background check information to maintain gun registries. On February 25, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, and U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, reintroduced S 3916, the Gun-owner Registration Information Protection (GRIP) Act. The measure would clarify existing law prohibiting states or local entities from using federal funds to store or disclose sensitive, personal information related to the legal ownership or possession of firearms. “The Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens remain imperiled as Democrats and anti-gun activists lean into government overreach, Sen. Hyde-Smith said in a news release announcing the bill. “The GRIP Act is needed...