Posted on 01/17/2013 1:18:05 PM PST by neverdem
The gun-control agenda that President Obama unveiled with urgency on Wednesday now faces an uncertain fate in a bitterly divided Congress, where Republican opposition hardened and centrist Democrats remained noncommittal after a month of feverish public debate.
By pursuing an expansive overhaul of the nation’s gun laws, Obama is wagering that public opinion has evolved enough after a string of mass shootings to force passage of politically contentious measures that Congress has long stymied.
Yet there was no indication on Wednesday that the mood on Capitol Hill has changed much. Within hours of Obama’s formal policy rollout at the White House, Republicans who had previously said they were open to a discussion about gun violence condemned his agenda as violating the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.
“I’m confident there will be bipartisan opposition to his proposal,” Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said in a statement.
The Senate plans to begin taking up Obama’s proposals next week, with the House waiting to see what the Democrat-controlled Senate passes first, congressional aides said. The Senate is likely to take a piecemeal approach, eventually holding up-or-down votes on the individual elements of Obama’s plan rather than trying to muscle through a single comprehensive bill, aides said.
Obama, in an emotional White House ceremony, outlined four major legislative proposals aimed at curbing what he called “the epidemic of gun violence in this country”: universal background checks for all gun buyers, a crackdown on gun trafficking, a ban on military-style assault weapons and a ban on ammunition magazines holding more...
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Reid is concerned about the potential political impact on fellow Democrats representing rural or conservative states, and he believes gun control could become a significant issue for at least 10 of the 23 Democratic Senate seats up for grabs in 2014, aides said...
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I only “do” handguns. I checked all the Walmarts in my area—and no one had any.....
This is interesting, just sent by a friend. It outlines most of the ‘mass’ killings/violent attacks and the LEGAL drugs each of the perps was on or withdrawing from at the time.
http://ssristories.com/index.php?sort=what&p=school
Reminder. The Presidential Oath he swore to: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
“Obama’s far-reaching gun-proposals face uncertain fate in divided Congress.”
THAT’S why we’ll handle it locally.
Gun control in the Congress not gonna happen.
Post the bills here, and follow every step of each one in the House.
thomas.loc.gov
Dear Reader bit off more than he can chew.
This has even more consequences for them.
Ain’t happening....
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