Posted on 04/09/2013 12:35:11 PM PDT by tobyhill
Several Senate Republicans on Tuesday came out publicly against filibustering the first major gun control legislation since 1993 before it is even brought up for debate on the Senate floor, as advocates inched toward breaking a conservative blockade of the measure.
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Ms. Collins said she had spoken several times with Mr. Manchin and was pleased that the new language would exempt from background checks the sale or exchange of guns between family members. Under the measure, records of gun sales would be kept, but Ms. Collins said she was satisfied that those records could in no way be compiled into a national gun registry, a fear gun rights groups have been voicing.
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No Susan no records or background checks on private sales period. Just enforce the laws that are already on the books.
Fact is, Collins did not vote for Obamacare. Not any point in the process.
That was the other Maine sister -- Oly Snowe, who cast the only GOP vote for Obamacare, thereby getting it out of committee and onto the floor.
Collins doesn't earn much credit. But blaming her for Obamacare is a bad rap.
Any time Susan Collins, John McCainiac, or Lindsay Grahamnesty make news, its bad news.
“Ms. Collins said she was satisfied that those records could in no way be compiled into a national gun registry, a fear gun rights groups have been voicing”
And it don’t rain in Indianapolis in the Summertime.
Thanks for the clarification, I thought Collins also voted for Obamacare. I know Snowe opened the door.
Collins has indicated she is willing to vote/debate gun control, which is also a scary proposition considering their ‘moderate’ records.
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