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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: PegLeg45 on March 14, 2013, 11:04:26 AM
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Even though we knew it was coming, it still sucks to see it........ maybe the Senate will kill it...... and if not, the House.
BASTARDS. >:(
Time for more letters.
Senate committee approves assault weapons ban
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a renewed assault-weapons ban, advancing the measure to the Senate floor where it will face intense resistance from Republicans and other gun-rights supporters.
The bill was approved by the committee on a party-line, 10-8 vote. Chief sponsor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she knows "the road is uphill" for the legislation, but sought to press her colleagues to consider the bill.
"Are we going to stand with the thousands of police chiefs and law enforcement officers who do support this bill? Are we going to stand with the victims of gun violence?" she said, stressing that the bill does not take "any weapons away from anybody" but would ban future purchases.
Republicans, though, described the legislation -- which comes nearly a decade after the last assault-weapons ban expired -- as an ineffective response to a genuine problem.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., noted that so-called assault weapons are used in a scant percentage of murders every year and said a ban would merely provide a "false sense of safety." He critiqued another measure that would limit the size of magazines.
"I could see a situation where an individual citizen would need more than six bullets, or 10" for self-defense, he said. "There are so many better ways to deal with this."
The vote comes after the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bills earlier in the week to enact near-universal background checks and combat gun trafficking. The measure approved Thursday is the most controversial drafted since the deadly Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
But once it reaches the full Senate -- probably in April -- the measure faces heavy opposition by Republicans and some moderate Democrats, as well. Feinstein acknowledged she'd need more backing if it is to stand a chance on the floor -- even then, it's hard to imagine a circumstance where the Republican-controlled House would allow the measure to proceed.
"I'd like to see everybody doing more," bill sponsor Feinstein said Wednesday when asked if she'd like more assistance from President Obama. "Yes, absolutely, we need help. We have the 800-pound gorilla out there" -- a reference to the potent National Rifle Association.
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Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/14/senate-committee-ready-to-ok-assault-weapons-ban/
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She's going to stand with thousands ...
We will stand with 10's of millions and beat it down!
There is a video on the web by Jason Mattera. He is interviewing Rep. Jan Schakowsky D-IL. Watch and listen as she says what they are after: Ban and remove everything is the message.
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Having just finished watching the recorded proceedings, I would like to publicly thank Senators Grassley, Cornyn, and Cruz for their unwavering support for the 2A. Senator Cornyn offered four amendments - each failing along party lines - that would have protected veterans, victims of domestic violence, rural constituents, and citizens along the U.S./Mexico border from the prohibitions in this bill. Comments made by Senators Schumer, Durbin, Franken, Blumenthal, and Whitehouse were so typical - inaccurate, wrong-minded, and completely dismissive of the value of these firearms for defensive purposes.
Please join me in thanking those Senators who spoke out against this terrible legislation:
Senator Grassley:
http://www.grassley.senate.gov/constituents/Copy-of-contact.cfm (http://www.grassley.senate.gov/constituents/Copy-of-contact.cfm)
Senator Cornyn:
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm (http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm)
Senator Cruz:
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact.cfm (http://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact.cfm)
Senator Graham:
http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham (http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham)
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Thanks for those links, JL.