I just came across this article via a friend. It’s leaving me asking myself, WTF?!?!
http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-reid-slam-brakes-on-gun-control/article/2516406#.UNN_0ncYMgM
Maybe they have been doing some thinking. And I wonder what the NRA will say tomorrow.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Interesting. Maybe Dirty Harry knows its a lost cause to commit political suicide.
From the article…
“I’m going to be one of the more cautious (ones) about doing anything on new gun laws,” Alaska Democratic Sen. Mark Begich told the Anchorage Daily News. “I want to be careful that we just don’t start throwing new laws on the books, driven by emotion, when we need to refocus on this whole issue.” Begich told the paper he preferred to concentrate on the mental illness involved in recent shootings.
Damn straight. He knows for sure that if he votes any new types of gun control in he is finished in Alaska.
Obama and Biden do not care about political suicide as they are dead in the water in 4 years.
People know what happened in '94 when the ban took effect, anyone attached to it was a loser.
I’m glad we can leverage their self-serving political career interest and re-election against them.
Still worried about CA though. They want pass some crazy shit through SB-47.
Pelosi and Feinstien will take up the duty. The California morons always reelect them.
True but Senators and Congressmen arent. If he forces them to jump on this wagon they are in for a fight next election. Plus if he pisses them off too much he looses support for whatever BS bills he tries to pass the next 4 years.
Agree, with m249. Someone walked in the middle of the discussions and drew this on the whiteboard: fiscal cliff bs laws > gun control bs laws
Interesting. I stated in another thread that this Biden committee looked suspiciously like a delaying action while emotions die down and I couldn’t understand why Barry would want to muddle his own momentum, basically. I also wondered what he could possibly do by executive order without blatantly going around the Constitution.
Still, I don’t trust these people.
The only thing I can glean from this is that they are watching people join the NRA in droves and buy up gun stuff by the truckloads. They see voters not on board with new gun control.
Time will tell. Not gonna pop the champagne cork just yet.
They must have gotten poll numbers that scared them. Harry probably told Obama “you’re on your own, bro” and there’s no way Obama is going to put forward something that is going to make him look stupid.
Or, the MKUltra guys need some extra time to cook up the next mass shooter.
j/k
bc
So I read it and I will admit I’m not sure I fully grasp it. I’m not that politically savvy. Hill you dumb it and sum it for me guys?
Maybe the see the writing on the wall of what happens to their job when they piss enough people off.
That was yesterday. Today, Eric Holder said he and Obama were discussing moving things along by Executive Order.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/eric-holder-executive-orders-on-gun-control/article/2516519
That is fine.
Everyone who supporting Zero this time around is going to see their pockets get empty and crime/violence impact their lives. I hope the next conservative candidate will not be a lame duck so he will get elected; at this point if you are a congressman or senator and you jump on board to any sort of legislation against firearms they will be hurting come election time since Zero won’t be around to make pretty speech’s for them.
That is fine, 4 years of a ban? I can deal with that and then its gone.
Quote:Pelosi and Feinstien will take up the duty. The California morons always reelect them.
Hey, don’t blame me, I’ve against them every chance I get. I’d like to get my hands on anyone that votes for them.
Nothing has really changed. The first article says they’re going to look at all of the options before rushing into anything. Maybe they’ll still want an AW ban, maybe they’ll enact tighter controls on distribution to the public, maybe none of the above. Senator Reid said “every idea should be on the table…we have to have full discussion”. What else do you want them to say?
And even if there was a conservative Republican in office right now, he would be saying that they need to have discussions. He would be foolish not to say that. You can’t dismiss the option of looking at something, if you haven’t looked into it. And while the President has expressed his support of tighter firearms restrictions, he doesn’t seem to be rushing to judgement; he’s seems to be allowing time for the emotions of the situation to settle. Senator Reid, as stated above, isn’t trying to legislate anything at this point. House Speaker Boehner is saying exactly what the others are saying which is they need to have discussions. Finally, the AG doesn’t speak for the President; he advises the President. Not the same thing.
The drunk uncle at the Christmas party heading up a “commission”= dog and pony show with monkeys dancing on the dogs. And the frantic arming of America continues…
Glad they’re at least not straining themselves around the holidays, passing an unconstitutional law through the house and senate is complicated. Better to just use an unconstitutional executive order for the task :mad:
Hilariously left-wing article is hilariously left-wing.
Go read the caption on the first article I :lol: then remembered how the average American will read that and :eek:
Well, at least that’s probably easier to fight in court, since the entire modern concept of executive order is grossly unconstitutional. Maybe we could get a decent ruling limiting the Executive Branch’s power in the process.