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| Senate Democrats to drop assault weapon ban from gun bill | |
| 2013-03-19 | |
| US lawmakers will ditch a plan to ban assault weapons, all but killing off a key part of a gun control campaign prompted by a recent school massacre. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said her proposal would be left out of the firearms control bill. Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid made the decision, saying the proposal could not get enough votes. An assault-type weapon
The shooting shocked the US and revived efforts in Washington DC to prohibit such firearms. But while polls show most Americans back an assault weapon ban, influential pro-gun lobby groups such as the National Rifle Association have pressed lawmakers to oppose such a move. Sen Feinstein said she might put forward the assault weapons proposal, similar to a previous one she sponsored that expired in 2004, as an amendment to the bill. But she would need 60 votes from the 100-member Senate to succeed, a margin analysts say the amendment would be unlikely to reach. "I very much regret it," Sen Feinstein said. "I tried my best." The plan had only narrowly passed a Senate panel last week, underlining its poor chances of clearing the full chamber. It was one of four gun control measures backed by the panel, including expanded background check requirements for people buying guns, harsher punishments for illegal gun trafficking, and more money for security at schools. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 "Realized they'd stepped over the boundaries, did they." Not quite, RJ. They realized enough Dem voters in their respective states would get and stay mightly pissed at them and would either stay home next election or vote for the other party. They're not interesting in the Constitution they swore to uphold and defend. They've interested in protecting their own worthless asses. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-03-19 21:19 |
| #2 That ain't stopped them before Jim. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-03-19 20:01 |
| #1 Realized they'd stepped over the boundaries, did they. Can't enforce it, can't regulate it, and it's against the Constitution. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-03-19 19:45 |