Posted on 04/28/2013 4:35:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Senate's proposed gun-control bill crashed and burned earlier this month, and Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled that he was going to put the issue on the political shelf where it would presumably start to gather dust — but that might not be the case after all. Senator Manchin and Toomey revealed last week that they're going to keep looking for ways to strengthen Senate support for the measures, and Machin confirmed that he's optimistc that he can fix their mistakes from the last go-around and introduce a background check-centric, cleaner version of the bill:
Another senator this week also suggested that perhaps Harry Reid’s shelving of gun-control legislation isn’t so indefinite after all, via The Hill:
Although legislation central to President Obama’s effort to reduce gun violence was blocked this month in the upper chamber, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) said this week that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told House gun control advocates that the legislation will resurface before 2014.
“Reid had already told us [last week] that they were definitely going to bring it back up again,” McCarthy said Friday. “We don’t know when that time will be, but he said before the end of the year.” …
“We do know that a number of senators have been reaching out to our workforce group, and they were going ahead, they’re going to tweak it, they’re going to see, you know, if they can work with some of the other members who voted ‘no,’” McCarthy said.
I would think that, if they’re really going to try this again, they’d definitely want to do it sooner than later so that they have ample time to cleanse voters’ palates before the midterms next November — but convincing the four Democratic senators who voted against the measure as well as finding one more Republican to go along with it still seems like a long shot.
At least one of the high profile NRA board members who support gun control have resigned. The horse pee beer guy. Adolph Busch
Go ahead, Joe, you blockhead—make my day. If you think mountaineers won’t remember this then you’re even dumber than I thought.
Why can’t the NRA, the GOA and other pro-2nd Amendment groups turn some of the “yes” votes to “no”? Play the same game these libs are playing.
All the freepers who talked up how “conservative” Manchin was as Governor deserve this asshat.
“This is a loser for you and 2014 prospects”
Assuming that voting still counts for something, yes.
‘Joe Manchin: We are “absolutely” going to try for another gun-control vote’
Y’know, Joe...you and your brain-dead cohorts approach to this whole thing has boosted the firearms industry like no other event in history. I’ll bet by the time this comes up again, since 2008 we’ll have seen the number of legally owned firearms in this country double. You and 0bama are great firearms salesmen - er, salespeople.
Don’t worry, regardless of what happens the smart folk will be prepared.
Don’t Tread On Me!
The Busch family owns the St. Louis "justice" system.
Can't imagine why the NRA would want anything to do with this @sshat.
I hear Baucus went from being in the running to now all of a sudden he’s retiring. This is bad. This has Obama’s fingerprints all over it. They are definitely trying to hurry up and change the equation, and according to GOA they don’t have all that far to go:
http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/gun-control-legislation-not-dead/
They have a sense of urgency to this that is profoundly disturbing. It feels like there is a timed event someone up high is positioning for.
We cannot let up. Ever.
Gun controls and other 2nd ammendment infringements reduce our nations security and should be considered treason .. These two dicklicks Reid and Manchin would be wise to back off and leave it alone
Dunno why either, but he was on the board. I remember the article saying something about you dont need ar15s or 30 rd mags for hunting.
Says the man hiding behind armed guards.
“Assuming that voting still counts for something, yes.”
Maybe Manchin knows something we don’t.
When you just can’t take no for an answer.
You would think his State would be very pro-gun. Reckon WV will send this twirp a pink slip? Or maybe they are happy trying to cultivate another to bring home the pork like “Sheets” Byrd?
Don't forget the 8 shih tzu "guard" dogs he owns. According to one article, five of them sleep in his bed. Takes a really secure man to do that.
That scumbag Toomey is on board.
Okay West Virginia, another lying democrat. Can anyone watch this ad that won him his senate seat and not realize the man is an unprincipled liar? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJORBRpOPM
Wow.. Thanks for that link.
So, August Busch IV is a spoiled trust-fund baby - - a son that would be called, in normal everyday parlance, a “worthless load”.
Agreed.
DH was raised in WV... he says Manchin will most definitely be re- elected for his family name and for unions. I hope he is wrong.. At the same time WV rejects BO, they elect more dims. They are just “party people” without consideration, without facts.
Toomey's career is over. He'll never get the lib vote in Philly or Pitt because he's pro-life. And now he just pissed off the rest of us. It's like Santorum supporting Specter all over again.
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