Dopey Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake spent much of Tuesday touting his proposal of a gun bill to prohibit the purchase of firearms for anyone convicted of domestic abuse.

The trouble is that very same bill was passed into federal law in 1996 under the direction of late Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey.

Perhaps what we really need to protect America is a law stopping Arizonans from voting flaming idiots into the United States Senate. With Flake flanked by John McCain, perhaps it’s time to test the drinking water in Arizona for brain-eroding toxins.

Flake took to Twitter to trumpet his legislative brainchild, which is actually almost older that he is, and then this happened:

Writing a bill w/ @MartinHeinrich to prevent anyone convicted of domestic violence – be it in criminal or military court – from buying a gun — Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 7, 2017

We need laws against Senators who don't know the law and attempt to pass a bill over a law that already exists. https://t.co/HdqZhyddZb https://t.co/yyv4m2UobS — Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) November 7, 2017

The Late Sen. Frank Lautenberg called from the grave. He said that's already a law, Moron. He passed it in 1996. — Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) November 7, 2017

https://twitter.com/BasedMonitored/status/928007098994130945

Who voted this guy into the Senate? — Douglas Bottom (@BottomDLB) November 7, 2017

Incredibly proactive considering that law has been on the books since the mid 90s. https://t.co/li2bSEW0LE — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 7, 2017

https://twitter.com/ApathyPolitics/status/927986147296464896

Since those laws already on the books, you are grandstanding! Wasting taxpayers time and money come on Flake! — ~Time to Live~ (@LiberalsLose) November 7, 2017

In other news, Jeff Flake predicts Julius Caesar will be assassinated. — Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) November 7, 2017

WHY DON'T YOU WRITE A BILL THAT ANY SENATOR OR PERSON SERVING IN GOV WHO GETS CONVICTED A CRIME WILL NO LONGER B ABLE TO SERVE? — Billie Schaeffer (@USAgaggy63) November 7, 2017

HAHA!! These elected frauds. SMH — Kali Gal (@GoinBackToKali) November 7, 2017

https://twitter.com/ebwebw1945/status/928013483333111809

You don't expect Jeff Flake to win an election, write a book, get wealthy off taxpayers, show up in Congress AND #KnowTheLaw-do you? #MAGA — Randy Thornton (@czyolman) November 7, 2017