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Reid Makes His Mark on Obama’s Gun Control Hopes as Watered Down Bill Looks to Move in Senate

Feb. 4, 2013 9:16pm Christopher Santarelli

Reid Makes His Mark on Obamas Gun Control Hopes as Watered Down Bill Makes Moves in Senate

S.E. Cupp and Will Cain Discuss Gun Control and Democratic Division on the Issue (Real News 2/4)

President Obama has taken his push for increased gun control to the road Monday, appearing in Minnesota to campaign for the measures in his extensive proposals to decrease gun violence announced last month. Appearing in Minnepolis the president put an emphasis on allowing at least a vote on banning assault weapons in Congress.

“We should restore the ban on military style assault weapons and a 10-round limit for magazines. And that deserves a vote in Congress, because weapons of war have no place on our streets,” Reuters reports Obama said.

This plea comes as the the Senate led by Majority Leader Harry Reid is ready to move on a bill that includes many of the president’s reforms with the notable exception of a ban on so-called assault weapons. Reid, who holds a “B” grade from the National Rifle Association and has received previous support from NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, has not supported certain bans on assault weapons in the past. The fissure with the president and Reid on this issue exemplifies a divide in the Democratic Party regarding more excessive gun control desires. Eleven Senate Democrats have a grade of B or better from the NRA, putting light on why Reid may be moving to put forward a more moderate legislative response to the president’s task force on violence that may actually get passed.

The ‘Real News’ panel discussed this divide Monday, and how Second Amendment enthusiasts may view the legislative battle on gun control thus far in 2013.

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skyguy51
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:09pm
Per GOA email today:
“In addition, the Senate “deal” would allow a bill to be sent to House/Senate conference with virtually no ability to resist. That’s important because a House/Senate conference report is generally un-amendable — and must be dealt with on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.

What this means, as a practical matter, is that we cannot afford for ONE WORD of gun control to pass the Senate — NOT ONE WORD. In the past, pro-gun Senators could have filibustered a gun bill and prevented it from going to conference (when it was suspected that conferees would take a relatively harmless bill and make it worse). But under the new rules, there is nothing we can do to keep a so-called “innocuous” gun bill from going to conference where legislators can then write the Feinstein amendment or a national gun registry into the bill.”

Make sure ALL gun bills die in the Senate, even watered down bills.

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AllisonWunderland
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 6:56pm
I’m not hearing a lot of discussion about “Lunatic Control.” — And what’s the status on the budget and sequestration? The real issues are being buried while the BS gets piled higher and deeper.

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jrcess
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:22pm
Harry is a crook, Dealt with the Mafia on real estate for his wealth and we want to trust this criminal with gun control?

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- ryukidn
  Posted on February 11, 2013 at 10:28pm
  @jrcess Did you prefer to trust a different criminal gun control? :-)
  
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pragmaticpatriot
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:37am
i believe BHO thinks he is Lenin;
‘Napoleon, I think, wrote: “On s’engage et puis … on voit.” rendered freely this means: “First engage in a serious battle and then see what happens. ” Well, we did first engage in a serious battle in October 1917. And now there can be no doubt that in the main we have been victorious.
Lenin, Our Revolution (1923)’
He engaged in serious battle and this is what happened, push for all, take what you get

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Bohump
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:01am
I Wonder HOW MANY gun’s are Protecting HIS **** ?

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battles
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:28am
Americans must refuse to abide by any infringement upon their second amendment constitutional right that is issued by congress.

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- mikem1969
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:06pm
  You are correct battles. This is one battle we must pick because without our 2nd amendment rights, we would have no other rights. Let this be the line in the sand that they must not cross, for if they do we must take the needed actions no matter the cost. Our children deserve freedom from tyranny.
  
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ferggie
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:15am
June 2005, Supreme Court stated that IT IS NOT THE POLICE OFFICERS JOB TO PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL. The current flood of Gun Control legislation intends to restrict the size of the magazines civilians can legally own and outlaw so called “Assault Rifles”. Police carry guns for THEIR OWN protection not ours. It is obvious that police officers are more important than the civilians that EMPLOY THEM since we are not going to be allowed to carry the same type of guns and magazines they will carry.
The current morons in office somehow have come to the conclusion that cops, security and federal employees are confronted by totally different criminals and these criminals are a greater danger then any criminal the average civilian would encounter. The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to acquire 7,000 5.56x45mm NATO “personal defense weapons” (PDW) — also known as “assault weapons” when owned by civilians
Keep in mind that these morons in federal, state and local office that are attempting to restrict your ability to protect yourself and family WORK FOR US. As your EMPLOYEES the believe THEY are of greater value then US , their EMPLOYER, by allowing their security and police to carry guns they deem unnecessary for civilians to own.

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huey6367
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 7:54am
OK Boener, this is your moment to shine. Don’t let this or any bill that infringes on the 2nd Amendment come up for a vote when it reaches the House (it is going to pass the Senate). Reid does it all the time (can you say budget?).

Still don’t have a definition for “assault weapon”.

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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 7:07am
Do you intend to knuckle-under and live like a cow? Not me brother, especially when the guy with his hand on the throttle can’t even pass E-Verify!

That’s right. How many times have you heard this news item on the national news?

http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-failed-e-verify-linda-jordan-fined-for-challenging-obamas-identity-fraud/

“Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”

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thewhiteright
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 7:02am
The intent of the 2nd Amendment is to assure the individual citizens right to maintain sufficient armament to guarantee the advantage of liberty and validate separation from any government action that would impose infringement against the liberties of the individual citizen. The individual citizen is the sole possessor of this right and has immunity from any government attempt to restrict.

To subvert the 2nd Amendment is in violation of the sworn oath of the elected official and treason against this country and the individual citizen.

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Eyeball
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:10am
Let’s just ban killing. Oh, that’s already a law? OK, then we only have to ask murderers to go along with the law. See how easy that was? The ONLY way to stop a school shooting in the first 30 seconds before it becomes a mass shooting, is to allow 10-15 teachers, admin, and janitors, who have a CHL and training, to carry their concealed weapon in schools. I can see the emotional thinking liberals fainting at the thought. We protect our money in banks with guns, so isn’t our children more valuable than money? I know I know. This is too deep for liberal mind.

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- oxycontinxx
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 6:20am
  the law enforcement battalion that responds to a school incident does NOT show up with wet noodles to take control of some perp shooting up school, kids etc. they bring enough fire power to take down a small army.
  
  so why not have school resource officers on site?? to dissuade perps from even considering a school attack, to prevent invasion of a school, to minimize the damage to human life, to teach the kids about good policing?
  
  what the heck is wrong with that ?
  
  newtown folks realized this is the best approach and have adopted it. congratulations for some really outstanding cause and effect analysis.
  
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cowboy357
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:46am
Think of the lives we could save on the highway
If only we all had standard transmission….who needs an automatic.
Let’s limit the speed to 10 miles per hour
Of course only the law abiding would follow the rules
But we have to do something

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- intrepidorator
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:59am
  exactly right, even some of the democrats are able to understand that laws limiting guns only applies to those that are willing to obey the laws.
  
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Detox
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:03am
It matters not what legislation they decide to try to push through. It’s going to piss off a whole whole lot of people. People with guns I might add. Not a very smart thing to do. Revolution 2.0 =D

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denkat56
Posted on February 4, 2013 at 11:43pm
Reid, just go away, will you please.

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NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
Posted on February 4, 2013 at 11:41pm
Trust ‘Shifty-Eyed Harry? Don’t think so!

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