Posted on 05/25/2022 11:14:08 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills Wednesday in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Congress’ unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.
Schumer implored his Republican colleagues to cast aside the powerful gun lobby and reach across the aisle for even a modest compromise bill. But no votes are being scheduled.
“Please, please, please damnit - put yourselves in the shoes of these parents just for once,” Schumer said as he opened the Senate.
He threw up his hands at the idea of what might seem an inevitable outcome: “If the slaughter of schoolchildren can’t convince Republicans to buck the NRA, what can we do?”
The killing of at least 19 children plus a teacher at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has laid bare the political reality that the U.S. Congress has proven unwilling or unable to pass substantial federal legislation to curb gun violence in America.
In many ways, the end of any gun violence legislation in Congress was signaled a decade ago when the Senate failed to approve a firearms background check bill after twenty 6- and 7-year-olds were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Despite the outpouring of grief Wednesday after the starkly similar Texas massacre, it’s not at all clear there will be any different outcome.
“We are accepting this as the new normal,” lamented Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on “CBS Mornings.” “It’s our choice.”
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Is Congress full of power-hungry totalitarians?
They should not. The second amendment must not be infringed upon.
Yes, how about enforcing the laws, jailing and executing violent criminals? And puttig insane into institutions or somewhere isolated from society so they cannot kill.
Scummer wants a RINO to introduce a bill. (”hey, mitt, can you stop licking biden’s butt long enuff to cobble together a nice sounding gun confiscation bill?”
The shooting has ZERO to do with the NRA and EVERYTHING to do with the mental health crisis in our country and the lack of services to identify at risk people, like most of these shooters.
How’d this murderer get the gun?
Chuck you, scumbag. Not even a period of mourning for those poor kids.
Too bad the founders did not define “shall not be infringed” in the Constitution...../s
The leftists are stinging from the abortion loss and want revenge.
It’s still early days so who know but I heard he bought them legally from FFL holders.
Freegards
Murder is against the law.
The tool is irrelevant.
The constitution is not irrelevant.
Will DAs enforce the laws on the books?
“Act” and do what?
What about the daily slaughter in Chicago by mostly black thugs and criminals using illegally obtained guns? Same as in other very high murder big Dem run cities like New York, Baltimore etc.
“We are accepting this as the new normal,” lamented Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on “CBS Mornings.” “It’s our choice.” Then why Senator, was there almost no violence when gun clubs like in the above photo were quite common? What changed and became your "new normal"?
Meanwhile, 25 Americans are killed EVERY DAY by illegal aliens.....gang banging, drunk driving, etc.
But hey, let’s keep the southern border open!
Paid his money, passed a background check and walked out with his legally purchased firearms. Minority report isn’t here yet, so no one predicted he’d do this evil deed.
why should they act on guns? We already have an astonishing 300,000 statutes that regulate guns already- obviously gun laws are not the problem or answer- what we don’t have however is common sense regarding schools and gun free zones where mass killers target-
noone wants to do what needs to be done- ie arm teachers and have several security guards on school grounds at all times- and implement safety regulations to prevent armed hostiles from entering the school grounds-
There are 20,000 or more actual gun laws already on the books- with again, 300,000 more statutes regulating guns- that is way more than is needed already- more gun laws and restrictions are not going to stop crazed individuals hell bent on murdering others- OTHER methods of prevention need to take place- disarming law abiding citizens is not the answer
God was kicked out of society, including the schools, and this is the end result.
You need to ask? 😳
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