It was suggested on another blog that this could be a political chess move. Force Democrats from pro-gun states into a corner. If they vote “Aye” on the actual bill, they risk losing their seats in 2014. Your mileage may vary.
That’s a silly argument. Having this bill on the floor is a nightmare. They will amend it to ban weapons and the Newtown relatives will be on your TV weeping all weekend.
The president will demand weapons bans and ammo restrictions. This is anti-2nd amendment and dangerous. The idea was to kill it as soon as possible. Who gives a crap about the Dems.
Gee. I've never heard that lame excuse for Republican betrayal before.
Get real. These GOP creeps want to disarm us as much as their Democrat pals do.
The only strategy they have to come up with is how to piss on the rank-and-file Republicans and have the rubes believe it's rain.