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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Federal and State Legislation => Topic started by: JLawson on March 22, 2013, 08:00:16 AM

Title: Federal - S.649 (113th) - Reid's gun control package
Post by: JLawson on March 22, 2013, 08:00:16 AM
S.649
Latest Title: A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/21/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/21/2013 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113s649 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113s649)


Bill text is not available at time of posting.
Title: Re: Federal - S.649 (113th) - Reid's gun control package
Post by: JLawson on April 02, 2013, 10:49:38 PM
The THOMAS text and CRS summary have been posted.
Title: Re: Federal - S.649 (113th) - Reid's gun control package
Post by: bodean87 on April 11, 2013, 11:45:55 AM
If I'm reading this right, its a backdoor registration and unenforceable without a registration.
Title: Re: Federal - S.649 (113th) - Reid's gun control package
Post by: Jrlobo on May 02, 2013, 05:51:16 PM
So where are all the members who professed that Uncle Harry was the best friend the NRA had, you know in our back pocket? Cats got your tongues? One or two more friends like him and we are done!
Title: Re: Federal - S.649 (113th) - Reid's gun control package
Post by: JLawson on May 02, 2013, 10:05:18 PM
This package, and all of its amendments, have slid to the back burner.  There has been talk about reviving this before the end of the year.  In my opinion, the closer we get to the 2014 elections, the less likely we are to hear any more about it.  As discussed elsewhere, opinions differ as to the extent of Reid's "involvement" in engineering this particular outcome.  We'll just have to wait and see how the NRA scores it all.

The worst battles have been, and continue to be, at the state level.