Sen. Cruz introduces alternative gun bills

The Hill ^ | 04/16/13 07:56 AM ET | Jonathan Easley

[cripplecreek]

How many crimes have background checks prevented?

[11th_VA]

Let’s tack an amendment on it that will deny Federal Funds to institutes of higher learning that hire felons convicted of gun crimes, bombings, etc.

[cripplecreek]

Cruz also introduced an alternative bill aimed at preventing the trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms

Its already illegal and happens anyway.

[ez]

I hope “improving mental health record keeping” means only having a citizens RKBA removed by a court of law with the citizen provided a chance to challenge the diagnosis.

[11th_VA]

follow-up ..Imagine the GOP deploring bombings, and gun crimes, and saying, “We have to keep these Felons away from our kids” ... and the Libs trying to defend the killers ... what a circus, I’d love it !!!

[FlingWingFlyer]

How ‘bout we just submit the Second Amendment and call that good?

[Red Steel]

Bad wording by the Hill. I’ve read Cruz’s alternative bill will be if you can carry in one state, you can carry in all US states.

[cripplecreek]

Keep dangerous people off the streets and let free men be armed as they see fit.

Its not real complicated.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t care. Selling out our constitution is selling out our constitution.

[Red Steel]

Cruz is not selling out the Constitution here.

[Paladin2]

I want to fool around with suppressors on the cheap and without any “help”.

[cripplecreek]

Its OK with me.

[sickoflibs]

RE :” Cruz introduced a bill to “protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals from obtaining firearms.” Among the 10 GOP co-sponsors are Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.), Rand Paul (Ky.), and Mike Lee (Utah), all signers of the filibuster pledge. Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) is also a co-sponsor. Cruz also introduced an alternative bill aimed at preventing the trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms that does not presently have any co-sponsor
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Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier pointed to the NRA’s decision to grade lawmakers’ votes on a procedural motion for the bill — a move that deviates from the group's standard protocol — as evidence the effort “to prevent such legislation is gaining momentum.”

Check out this one.

[Paladin2]

It’s apparently NOT OK with my Bammy Mammy.

[TexasTransplant]

As long as “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED” is omitted, it is DOA.

I may or may not be extreme, but I am consistent.

TT

[cripplecreek]

Pass nothing short of repealing current gun laws that do nothing.

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

-Calvin Coolidge.

[chulaivn66]

While addressing that which they have no authority to address. “..., shall not be infringed.” means what it says. If they were truly honoring the oaths they gave they would introduce nothing at the federal level. Once background checks were introduced the qualifying criterion was changed and they began to include a broader reange of disqualifying criterion. Now misdeameanor crimes are used to deny ownership and possession and crimes of that nature, which happened decades ago with no further incidents in the persons history to warrant a denial, are being used to deny them their right! These guys are further opening the can of worms!

Banning objects accomplishes nothing toward eliminating the misuse of an object by man. Banning the possession of an object for use to some and then continually expanding the criterion for denial of possession results in no one possessing the object. None of this makes sense to me based upon a reading of our founding documents and the writings of the founders.

But then I haven’t yet slept at a Holiday Inn Express.

[Standing Wolf]

How many crimes have background checks prevented?

How many crimes have they prevented or solved? By the way, does that remind anyone of "jobs created or saved?"

[AuntB]

“Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier pointed to the NRA’s decision to grade lawmakers’ votes on a procedural motion for the bill — a move that deviates from the group’s standard protocol — as evidence the effort “to prevent such legislation is gaining momentum.”

What does that mean? It makes no sense to me.