Gun control advocates say Colorado recall stifling effort in Congress

fox ^ | September 14, 2013

[Red Steel]

Colorado's historic recall of two state legislators who backed new gun restrictions may have national repercussions, as advocates say the effort will make it harder to revive stalled efforts in Congress to tighten firearm laws.

In April, federal legislation expanding background check requirements for gun buyers fell five votes short in the Senate, despite political momentum from last December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Gun control backers say they have yet to win a single new Senate supporter, and many worry that the muscle shown by pro-gun groups and voters last week in Colorado will make it even harder to find converts.

"The NRA does its job better than our side does our job," said Jim Kessler, a co-founder of Third Way, which advocates for centrist Democratic policies. "They know how to influence and intimidate elected people."

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who was representing Newtown, where 20 first-graders and six school staffers were gunned down, in the House at the time of the shooting, said "the results of the recall were not good news."

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"My advice to Reid is, if there's any indication of change or movement in a positive direction, we should consider it. But so far I've not seen that," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., his party's chief Senate vote-counter.

Colorado voters last Tuesday removed two Democratic state lawmakers from office -- Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron -- and replaced them with Republicans who are gun-rights supporters.

[Red in Blue PA]

This election reminds me of a sign I saw at a Tea Party rally: THIS time we come in peace.

[Recompennation]

Stifle on! Their doing nothing and our getting them all out is good for the Country.

[vette6387]

“The Liberals, Socialists, Commies and RINOs can all get thrown out of office.”

The RINOs need to be the first to go, not the last!

[Deagle]

Hehe... Great sign! Too bad though that that time may have passed.

[dangerdoc]

Everybody is too busy trying to figure out which bathroom their child is going to use to get involved in a recall vote.

[Joe Bfstplk]

Colorado’s message is to simply leave the citizens alone.

[Still Thinking]

Gun control advocates say Colorado recall stifling effort in Congress

You're enemies of my RIGHTS. This time my rights won a round (for once!). Your tears are truly delicious! GFY

[Still Thinking]

And the NRA didn’t even get involved until after the locals got the recall rolling. Those guys at the NRA must truly be political masterminds if they can get only the voters who have a vulnerable collectivist to come ask for help.

[facedown]

...centrist Democratic policies...

There's no such thing.

[longtermmemmory]

they advocate taking away civil rights...

[lentulusgracchus]

[Article headline]
"Gun control advocates say Colorado recall stifling effort in Congress"

That's like saying that elections stifle seniority.

Or that prosecutors stifle left-handed "capital formation" (peculation, bribery, graft, embezzlement).

Or that Army VD training films stifle R&R good times.

Morons.

[lentulusgracchus]

...centrist Democratic policies...

There's no such thing.

Party poop. Pointing out the essential lie ....

[eyedigress]

Allright Fox News. 1st amendment controls stifled by patriots.

Get off my head.

[lentulusgracchus]

The problem is that they continue to be flamed by their money providers so they (with no decent opinions of their own) try to do what their money providers wish. Therefore the old saying of money buys the law usually works.

Knowledge becoming generalized, of who the flamers and bagmen are, could lead to an excessive occurrence of bagmen and bundlers and NGO boardmembers and policy-maven supermen being discovered in rivers around the country.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.]
"The NRA does its job better than our side does our job," said Jim Kessler, a co-founder of Third Way, which advocates for centrist Democratic policies. "They know how to influence and intimidate elected people."

The old "if only people understood the issues better, we'd win in a walkover" song .... Somehow I don't think that's what he really meant.

Imagine. Elected poltroons intimidated by the People! Oh, the ignominy!

P.S.: "centrist Democratic policies" = oxymoron of the week

[Still Thinking]

What does everyone think? Will the Navy Yard massacre put anti-rights legislation over the top? Will the typically knock-kneed RINOs cave, or will the Colorado recall results help stiffen their spines more than the latest tragedy hurts?

[lentulusgracchus]

I don't think it'll make a difference. It'll make Dims and their allies in Congress tense up because the incident was close to home, but it'll wind up having the same net impact as the moron who sprayed the White House a few years ago with his ultra-powerful </sneer> SKS, while the Secret Service countersnipers on the W.H. roof dawdled over deciding whether to kill him. Fortunately, John Q. Citizen jumped the guy and disarmed him , saving his life.

[Still Thinking]

I don’t know, Newtown came uncomfortably close (to passing anti-rights legislation even the PROPONENTS admitted wouldn’t have helped!!).

I’m hoping the repetition of this type incident doesn’t inflame the LIV’s enough to scare the RINO’s. Doesn’t take much, they’re a pretty timid crowd.