Tag: Gun Control
Reactions Mixed to Senate Gun Vote
47%
Of Americans express negative feelings about the Senate vote that halted gun control legislation last week, while 39% have a positive reaction to the Senate’s rejection of gun control legislation that included background checks on gun purchases, according to Pew. Overall, 15% say they are angry the legislation was voted down and 32% say they are disappointed, while 20% say are very happy the legislation was blocked and 19% say they are relieved.
Bell Proves He’s a Dingaling Who belongs in Arkansas
I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine?
— Arkansas State Rep. Nate Bell (R), on Twitter.
Maybe There Is a Democratic Backlash Against Dems Who Voted Against Gun Control
So I’ll have some advice for my friends in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles: Just say no to the Democrats who said no on background checks.
— Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley (D), writing in the Washington Post, about how Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) “betrayed me on gun control.”
They Shoot Politicians, Don’t They?
We need to let those who will come in the future to represent us [know] that we are serious. The 2nd amendment means nothing unless those in power believe you would have no problem simply walking up and shooting them if they got too far out of line and stopped responding as representatives. It seems that we are unable to muster that belief in any of our representatives on a state or federal level, but we have to have something, something costly, something that they will fear that we will use if they step out of line.
— From the April newsletter of the Benton County, Arkansas Republican Party.
To Hell, Harry!
In general, senators are a special breed,
And we expect them to adhere to some creed.
But by voting against gun control
Based on some procedural folderol —
That earns your own circle in hell, Harry Reid.
A Quarter of Republican Senators Favored the Assault-Weapon Ban in 1993
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Number of Republican senators who voted for the assault-weapons ban in 1993 — nearly a quarter of their caucus — according to Peter Beinhart of the Daily Beast. Today, by contrast, not a single Republican senator supports such a ban.
Here’s Another Reason Not to Live In North Dakota
In our part of the country, this isn’t an issue. This is a way of life. This is how people feel, and it is extraordinarily difficult to explain that, especially to grieving parents.
— Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), quoted by the New York Times, rejecting appeals to support limits on the capacity of gun magazines and universal background checks, adding, “I’m going to represent my state.”
NRA Shows Up at the National Press Club for Roll Out of Its ‘Guns in Schools’ Proposal with 20 Armed Goons
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The gun-lobby goons were at it again.
The National Rifle Association’s security guards gained notoriety earlier this year when, escorting NRA officials to a hearing, they were upbraided by Capitol authorities for pushing cameramen. The thugs were back Tuesday when the NRA rolled out its “National School Shield” — the gun lobbyists’ plan to get armed guards in public schools — and this time they were packing heat.
