Posted on 04/25/2013 8:29:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Vice President Joe Biden reassured leading gun control groups Thursday that the administration remains committed to pushing an expansion of background checks for gun purchases through Congress, according to one of the event's attendees.
Biden, who has led the administration's efforts on gun control in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, told the meeting of about 15 participants that despite last week's defeat of a bi-partisan measure in the Senate to expand checks at gun shows and online sales, that this was just the beginning.
"He was delivering a charge to us" to stay engaged Pia Carusone, executive director of the group formed by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, told CNN summarizing the vice president's message. "He was determined."
The meeting included that group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, as well as Mayors Against Illegal Guns (formed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg), the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Center for American Progress, Moms Demand Action and representatives of law enforcement.
The administration has said it is committed to continue to push Congress on the issue. Biden's office confirmed the meeting but would not provide further detail of his remarks.....
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Headline = Gun Groups
Article = Gun CONTROL Groups
Gotta love CNN, they have no shame, or ratings...
anti-gun groups.
Gun Grabber Groups.
Stupid title.
Not your fault.
Biden: Re-ASSuring
It’s surprising Biden can say anything at all, what with that foot so firmly planted in his mouth.
or his head stuck so far up his ass.
The truly astonishing part is that he manages both. Simultaneously.
LMBO!!
“Gun control” is as dead in the water as “global warming”.
Wow. "About 15" . What, was it too hard for the reporter to count the actual number of this overflow crowd. The reporter couldn't even say "dozens", and I guess saying "about 15" reads better than saying "a handful".
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