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I'm getting the idea that

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:22:07 +0000

I'm getting the idea that some Dems/leftists are returning to their overreach posture (rumors of $10 trillion in woke spending?). Hoping the adults hold sway.

Democrats weigh guns as

artappraiser — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:47:17 +0000

In reply to House passed GUN BILL today requiring background checks on all sales

Democrats weigh guns as improbable filibuster test

By Alayna Treene @ Axios.com, 10 hrs. ago

Two top Senate Democrats are weighing whether gun reform can be a long shot issue proving they can work with Republicans — and don't have to scrap the filibuster after all.

What we're hearing: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have been privately negotiating how to revise H.R. 8, the House Democrats' background checks bill, to gain support from at least 10 Republicans.

As of now, Republicans say the bill is a "nonstarter," since it goes too far to limit gun rights. But GOP lawmakers are increasingly accepting universal background checks for commercial firearms sales and other provisions laid out in the 2013 bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).

The politics around background checks also have changed dramatically since 2013, top Democrats point out, as two-thirds of Americans support tougher gun laws.

This is the sweet spot they're looking at, sources familiar with the talks tell Axios.

Why it matters:

[....]

What they're saying: "I think that Republicans have to argue, as a means of defending the current rules, that the Senate can still work under the 60-vote requirement," Murphy said Sunday on "Meet the Press." [....]

Went through voting

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 03:15:34 +0000

In reply to House passed GUN BILL today requiring background checks on all sales

Went through voting restrictions in each state and compared them to the rules for purchasing a rifle to see which was more strict.

The contrast may not surprise you. https://t.co/eVISu06d5q
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 19, 2021

seems to me there's a lot of

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:59:20 +0000

In reply to Obama calls for "meaningful

seems to me there's a lot of public place shootings going on that national news doesn't pay any attention to anymore:

Law enforcement officials share few details in Roundy's shooting as investigators sift through security footage, interview workers https://t.co/VZnoIh1yhE
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) March 18, 2021

POLARIS MALL SHOOTING - 3/15/21 4:09pm:

Anyone still inside @PolarisFashion please exit the mall through a main exit.

Officers are in the hallways to assist. pic.twitter.com/lEwbFHJX7m
— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) March 15, 2021

I run across local news covering shit like that every couple of days. Use to be a big deal that freaked everyone out.

Obama calls for "meaningful

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 05:21:59 +0000

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Obama calls for "meaningful action" on gun laws after Atlanta shootings https://t.co/KZIcOLZ3cA axios
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) March 18, 2021

But what about the 15 shot at a party in Chicago over the weekend?

http://dagblog.com/comment/302355#comment-302355

This is just a shrug, let's not talk about it, because: it's all policing's fault? Let's not have that stop n' frisk argument again about illegal guns allover the big cities...

note as per the Senator from

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:02:25 +0000

In reply to It doesn't matter what the

note as per the Senator from CT upthread, seems like the goal may be to finally be able put it to a vote to get them on the record, that Mitch refused House bills for 5 years. So now they will have to vote on it for the record.

It doesn't matter what the

ocean-kat — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:56:19 +0000

In reply to Senator Chris Murphy:

It doesn't matter what the house passes. The last gun bill after Sandy Hook got 54 votes in the senate and failed because it couldn't get to 60. Yay for the filibuster

Senator Chris Murphy:

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:03:50 +0000

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Senator Chris Murphy:

The House just passed universal background checks.

For the last 5 years Mitch McConnell refused to bring the bill up for a vote because he knew it might pass.

That’s a big part of why voters fired him. And now, the Senate WILL vote on comprehensive background checks. pic.twitter.com/bllM9WGm35
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 11, 2021

She's all for it and has been

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:57:50 +0000

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She's all for it and has been doing it in crazy state of Florida since 2018:

The Florida Ag Commissioner oversees background checks on concealed weapons permits.

Under my predecessor, background checks weren't performed for 13 months & the @NRA ran the office.

That ended when I was elected in 2018 — background checks are central to gun safety.
— Nikki Fried (@nikkifried) March 11, 2021

Rep. Thomas Massie (R) argues

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 02:53:52 +0000

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R) argues against a gun background check bill by telling a hypothetical story about a victim of an abusive relationship who urgently needs a gun or they "won't make it through the night." Seems like that person should call the police. pic.twitter.com/e7483UOFZd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 10, 2021

But not if you abolish police, Aaron.