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Among Florida voters, they favor universal background checks for guns 91%-8%, according to Quinnipiac. Even 88% of voters in gun-owning households were in favor of them. Yet, this is controversial on Capitol Hill.
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What he said was, We are going to Pander this as long as it is a political victory for the President and I. When it stops being useful as rhetoric we will stop and move on to another tragedy we can exploit.
The latest poll numbers show 57% of Americans support the assault weapons ban (the number keeps increasing), 91% support universal background checks. What part of working for the people do our House and Senate legislators not understand?
Jody - It was the Senate Democrats that deleted it from the bill. Come on, you can blame Harry Reid. It's OK. Maybe now you can see who the real problem is in the congress.
We don't believe those damn polls Jody, after all polls are based on scientific fact. We have not began to believe in science so they can't be right. Must of us gun nuts recite the 2nd amendment in lieu of a prayer before bed and we know "shall not be infringed" by heart. We shall host a midnight air firing of our semi machine guns in our trailer park in protest of common sense. We shall look like Iranians celebrating the feast of the goat.
In actuality Jody, the Republicans and some democrats don't have the backbone to stand up to the NRA and their mis-information. They fear the NRA score as it is. They have again successfully diverted away somehow of what this law would mean, bascially what it is about, a control on certain weapons, not all guns as the gun nuts try to make it. This is the farthest thing from the truth. But then again, when would you expect any right wing nut to be truthful, never happens.
Jody, Jody, Jody, what difference does t make how many people want background checks and a ban on assault weapons? We must wait for the CEOs to tell us what to do. Private sector business leaders are our masters now. If the manufacturers of guns decide they should not be regulated, then that is the way it will be. Just accept it. Children are important to us, but not as important as profits.
It's still the tea people republicans geo. No matter how you try to spin it it's still them filibustering everything. One of these days you are going to think for yourself and it's going to scare the hell out of you.
Don't let your foot off the gas folks! Don't let the Connecticut Effect ebb as the NRA is hoping it will! Call and write your Congress and let them know Shame on Them.
Those "House and Senate legislators" understand that a significant portion of the 43% that do not support the Assault Weapons Ban will turn out in a primary or general election and vote based upon that one issue.
Mo - Who removed it from the bill? A Democrat. Why? So Harry and the Democrats can remain in contol of the Senate. Harry does not want a vote with the assault ban in it, like the President wanted. His position is to dear to him. Pretty selfish, NO?
Still not thinking for yourself geo. Harry knew if it was in the bill the tea people republicans would filibuster the whole bill.
Mo - No, Harry didn't want his Democrat pals to have been on the record. FACT. There is a lot of upcoming Dem. Senators in red states next election. Politics pure and simple. Open your tiny little mind and except the facts! Democrats are selfish!
Its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ where both sides are on the take from the gun industry. Right now the gun industry is winning. The Congress critters respond to the moola not the will of the people. That is quite obvious.
Don't let your foot off the gas folks! Don't let the Connecticut Effect ebb as the NRA is hoping it will! Call and write your Congress and let them know Shame on Them.
The fact that private citizens can own and use assault weapons is a stain on our society.
Steve
What is your definition of the "assault weapon"?
Steve R - I agree. History is not going to be kind to the NRA and the Republicans. Extermination of Native Americans, slavery, segregation, Japanese detention camps, marketing tobacco to children, the Iraq war, and NRA Cowardice will all some day be looked back upon as unimaginable disgraces that our country experienced.
This is such a tragedy on practically every level. These two teens were on a rampage with guns and ammo stolen from their parents home....17 guns and at least 2000 rounds of ammo.
One parent declaring that his kid was 'good'.......Sure he was Dad....while you left your weapons unsecured and no doubt felt comfort in your Second Amendment Rights!
Your going to blame "marketing tobacco to children" on Conservatives. Bill Clinton had 2 terms and Obama is into his 2nd. Last time I checked cigarette companies are still in business.
Levi - You are missing my point. I am not blaming my whole list on Republicans. This is a general list of things we should all be ashamed of as Americans. Marketing tobacco to children is surely a function of corporate greed over health interests. The cigarette companies are a shadow of what they were; I envision the same for the NRA/gun industry.
The father should be considered an accessory to any crime using his firearms because he failed to secure them in a way that would prevent someone from taking and using them for the unthinkable. He should spend some time in jail and his firearms confiscated. He, as a felon (accessory to the crime) would prevent him from being able to own firearms in the future.
It is like in the Sandy Hook incident, Mary Lanza had those weapons legally but failed to secure them. Her son Adam, who was on the edge of sanity and she knew it got hold of the weapons and did the dirty deed. She lost her life and was an accessory to the loss of the lives of those small children and their teachers on that horrible day in December. Had the weapons been secured and with trigger locks where she and only she had the key it would have been difficult to nearly impossible for Adam to have gotten the weapons and do the damage he did.
Chucky b, your list there is a good one but it is partial, democrats are not without their ghost, but certainly not to the level that republicans have taken human rights.
I have a question for an anti-gun person. Why is it if I have a ar15 it is an assault weapon, but when the DHS orders 7000 m4 carbines which are capable of full auto fire they are a personal defense weapon?
Polls...Polls..Polls...crap I'm 65 years old and I have never been ask my opinion in a political poll... where does this crap come from ??.... the Left runs around bashing the NRA... thats a smoke screen.. its the Constitution and the Bill of Rights ...the right of the people ..the 'spirit' of the Bill of Rights is that individual rights won't be taken away by "a majority".. unless you amend the Constitution..and the libiots know that will never happen..I'm a gun guy..they all do the same !!..take away assault weapons !!... thats like saying why don't we re-define the Nineteenth Amendment ..the one that gives women the right to vote and say only college educated women can vote.. the others are 'too dangerous" ..or the First Amendment and say it was before TV,radio,and the internet.. and declare those as 'assault media' and you can't use those unless you have a permit.... lol.. I just wanted to rant !!