Senate Republicans on Friday unveiled a plan to require that the Department of Homeland Security receive notification of any illegal alien attempt to purchase a firearm.
"Those who come into America illegally should be detained and deported," Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton said in a press release. "They certainly shouldn’t be able to purchase a firearm. Our bill is necessary to ensure the proper authorities are notified when an illegal immigrant attempts to buy a gun."
Under the plan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would receive notification when an illegal alien fails a background check while attempting to purchase a firearm. It is already illegal for an illegal alien to purchase a firearm and 2022 witnessed almost 4,400 failed background checks due to the would-be purchaser's unlawful presence in the country, according to the Washington Times.
