Dan Crenshaw is worried that universal background checks might keep him from arming his friendsIt is

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Dan Crenshaw is worried that universal background checks might keep him from arming his friends

It is unclear why he doesn't think his friends could pass background checks.

JOSH ISRAEL at Think Progress

https://thinkprogress.org/rep-dan-crenshaw-opposes-universal-background-checks-because-he-wants-to-arm-his-friends-8805558ba168/

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But now that the latest Texas mass shooting undermined his narrative, Crenshaw made a new argument on Tuesday.

“With universal background checks, I wouldn’t be able to let my friends borrow my handgun when they travel alone like this. We would make felons out of people just for defending themselves,” he tweeted.

It is unclear why Crenshaw does not believe his friends could pass background checks to get their own weapons or to borrow his. If they are convicted felons who are not allowed to possess weapons, it would seem important for Crenshaw or other friends to know that before arming them.

Elisa Cardnell, a Democrat running against Crenshaw in 2020, told ThinkProgress that she strongly disagrees with the incumbent’s view.

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[MartinLane]

1. State requirements vary

I don't think it is a matter of whether or not they would pass a bkgd check, but that it takes time and money to accomplish it.

When WA passed Initiative 594, it required a bkgd check for all transfers "without limitation". This included handing a hand to a friend while at a rifle range to shoot. In order to get the gun back, the original owner would need another bkgd check. Gun rental counters were exempt due to a provision in the law that allow a loan if the gun was kept at the range at all times. Children were also exempt.

Eventually the law was changed to allow an adult to hand his or her gun to another adult at a rifle range without a bkgd check as long as they stayed there. As far as I know going out into the woods to shoot a friend's gun requires a bkgd check unless they are actually hunting.