Nancy Pelosi: Democrats Will Act ‘Boldly’ to Criminalize Private Gun Sales

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) indicates the incoming Democrat majority will act “boldly” in pursuit of criminalization of private gun sales.

On December 17, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Rep. Mike Thompson’s (D-CA) pledge to pass universal background checks, a gun control which criminalizes private gun sales. Thompson predicted that the gun control will be passed within the new Congress’s first 100 days.

The Hill reports that Pelosi is in full support of Thompson’s push and promises the incoming majority will act “boldly and decisively” to secure the new gun laws.

Pelosi described universal backgrounds as “commonsense, life-saving background checks that are overwhelmingly supported by the American people.” She did not mention that nearly every mass shooter in the 21st century acquired his guns via background checks.