No Assault Weapons Ban

JimmyV
JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
edited March 2013 in A Moving Train
Dropped by the Democratic leadership of the Senate.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... -bill?lite

"The assault weapons ban won't be included in major gun legislation set to take shape this week -- all but guaranteeing it won't pass Congress.

The ban hasn't been expected to pass, but the way Democratic leaders have decided to handle Sen. Dianne Feinstein's proposal means that she might see a dozen or more Democrats vote against the ban.

Feinstein said she's "disappointed" that it's turned out this way. She said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told her about his decision at a meeting Monday afternoon."



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Shame on Congress indeed.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    yes, shame on them.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Oh good, maybe I'll get that bazooka I always wanted for Christmas this year.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    Who REALLY ever thought that assault weapon ban would pass through this Congress? It was NEVER GOING to happen any time in this decade. Most appear to want to keep things as they are and enforce what inadequate laws we currently have on the books....some appear to NOT want to even increase background checks...go figure.

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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,082
    the question is how many more massacres is it gonna take before something is done legislatively?

    nothing is ever going to change.

    congress always does what is politically expedient, and most times it is never the right thing.

    someone needs to fall on their fucking sword and risk losing an election to stand up for what they believe in. if i were elected i would. hell. if i got ousted by the voters i would just write my memoirs, or be a speaker or a contributor to a blog or tv show. i would end up richer than if i had stayed in congress lol...
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    seems they finally came to their senses.

    nice to see the political process work.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    enjoy the next funerals you idiots of the Congress
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    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    no need for name calling
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  • mcgavinj
    mcgavinj Idaho Falls, ID, USA Posts: 311
    People kill people. Are they going to ban our minds and personalities ??
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    at the end of the day, not enough people wanted the change.....

    that's called democracy....
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Unfortunately, our votes don't have the same stopping power as an assault rifle.

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/1 ... story.html

    And to answer the question asked earlier, no. I did not expect anything different from this Congress.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    mcgavinj wrote:
    People kill people. Are they going to ban our minds and personalities ??

    No. And the killing won't stop and we're all fucked. But maybe we can at least try to stop the violence. I have close friends and relations who are gun supporters. Now if I could just get some of them to at least as equally be in favor of supporting life. Some are, but not all. If we spent as much energy stopping violence as we do manufacturing and distributing weapons of death we might get closer to being more supportive of life.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Did someone in your congressional delegation take money from the NRA?

    http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips. ... te=&sort=N
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    JimmyV wrote:
    Unfortunately, our votes don't have the same stopping power as an assault rifle.

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/1 ... story.html

    And to answer the question asked earlier, no. I did not expect anything different from this Congress.
    at least America is safe from Kinder Surprise Eggs..thats something..
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    Unfortunately, our votes don't have the same stopping power as an assault rifle.

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/1 ... story.html

    And to answer the question asked earlier, no. I did not expect anything different from this Congress.
    at least America is safe from Kinder Surprise Eggs..thats something..

    feel free to get US citizen ship and vote.
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  • mcgavinj
    mcgavinj Idaho Falls, ID, USA Posts: 311
    81 wrote:
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    Yep!
  • mcgavinj
    mcgavinj Idaho Falls, ID, USA Posts: 311
    brianlux wrote:
    mcgavinj wrote:
    People kill people. Are they going to ban our minds and personalities ??

    No. And the killing won't stop and we're all fucked. But maybe we can at least try to stop the violence. I have close friends and relations who are gun supporters. Now if I could just get some of them to at least as equally be in favor of supporting life. Some are, but not all. If we spent as much energy stopping violence as we do manufacturing and distributing weapons of death we might get closer to being more supportive of life.



    This is a tough topic for all. The guns will still be out there. People who want use them for violence will still use them for violence. I just hate to see the constitution re-written any more than it already has
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    mcgavinj wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    mcgavinj wrote:
    People kill people. Are they going to ban our minds and personalities ??

    No. And the killing won't stop and we're all fucked. But maybe we can at least try to stop the violence. I have close friends and relations who are gun supporters. Now if I could just get some of them to at least as equally be in favor of supporting life. Some are, but not all. If we spent as much energy stopping violence as we do manufacturing and distributing weapons of death we might get closer to being more supportive of life.



    This is a tough topic for all. The guns will still be out there. People who want use them for violence will still use them for violence. I just hate to see the constitution re-written any more than it already has

    The only change to the constitution I can think of that was not an improvement was Prohibition and that was quickly repealed. What re-writes are you thinking of that were not improvements?
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    mcgavinj wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    mcgavinj wrote:
    People kill people. Are they going to ban our minds and personalities ??

    No. And the killing won't stop and we're all fucked. But maybe we can at least try to stop the violence. I have close friends and relations who are gun supporters. Now if I could just get some of them to at least as equally be in favor of supporting life. Some are, but not all. If we spent as much energy stopping violence as we do manufacturing and distributing weapons of death we might get closer to being more supportive of life.



    This is a tough topic for all. The guns will still be out there. People who want use them for violence will still use them for violence. I just hate to see the constitution re-written any more than it already has

    Speaking of the constitution... It's a document that's how old? Written 225 years ago? And we still follow it word for word? Is this sane? The number of people screaming that we must live according to a document over 200 years old doesn't sound a bit insane to some of you? Anyone? What would our forefathers have thought? Has anyone else ever wondered this???
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Speaking of the constitution... It's a document that's how old? Written 225 years ago? And we still follow it word for word? Is this sane? The number of people screaming that we must live according to a document over 200 years old doesn't sound a bit insane to some of you? Anyone? What would our forefathers have thought? Has anyone else ever wondered this???

    you know...there is a mechnism to change it ;)
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