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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a Democratic bill calling for background checks on all gun sales, which could potentially lead to the biggest change in U.S. gun laws in years.
But the likelihood of the full Senate approving such a bill is slim because of objections from Republicans.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/judiciary-approves-gun-backgr...
The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed a universal gun background-check bill on a strictly party-line vote: 10 to 8.
The committee also voted for a bill that would enhance school-safety initiatives with bipartisan support in a 14-4 vote. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, were the Republicans voting to pass the bill. The committee will finish its consideration of the assault-weapons ban Thursday.
No Republicans voted in favor of the background check bill, which faced a snag last week after Republicans backed off negotiations with the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., was initially in talks with Schumer about the bill but ended his conversations with the New York senator last week. Sens. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., also said they could not support the bill as it’s written. The bill will now head to the Senate floor with language that might not pass.
Schumer told the committee that he is open to negotiations with senators to amend the bill before it receives a final vote.
“I’ve been talking and am continuing to talk with colleagues across the political spectrum and across the aisle about a compromise approach and I remain optimistic that we’ll be able to roll one out. But we’re not 100 percent there yet,” Schumer said in the committee meeting today.
Current legislation only requires background checks to be performed when guns are purchased by licensed dealers. Schumer’s bill would expand the requirement of background checks to private sales between individuals.
Republicans have voiced concern about the bill leading to national registration and confiscation and infringing upon the rights of lawful gun owners.
“This bill would unnecessarily burden private sales,” Grassley, the committee’s ranking member, said. “I think it has unintended consequence. Obviously, criminals still get guns. They obtain them because they do not comply with background checks.
“The bill greatly restricts the right of law-abiding citizens,” he added.
Schumer said, “It’s sad. Right after Newtown, there was a view that maybe the right place that we could all come together on was background checks because background checks, unlike some of the other proposals here, which I support, do not interfere with the law-abiding citizens’ right to bear arms.
“The argument that my colleagues make that, ‘Well, they’ll still be people who will get around the law,’ that’s true. This isn’t going to be a perfect bill but it will sure reduce crimes.”
A new ABC News-Washington Post poll released today showed that 91 percent of the public supports a universal background-check bill.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill last week that makes “straw” purchases illegal, the first gun measure since the December shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/senate-committee-oks-g...
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Comment by amanda choate on March 16, 2013 at 10:01am
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Bob, in 2008 Justice Scalia wrote in his opinion of " District of Columbia v Heller" that the federal government doss have the right to ban certain weapons. LaPierre has said that background checks were a good thing that should go forward. These are not libs.
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Comment by Bob Honiker on March 16, 2013 at 9:37am
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Lee, there is a difference, I was good at it, no one suspected anything. Run of the mill libs are simple to handle, they are usually just repeating what they've been programmed to say and there isn't a lot of critical thinking involved. They believe what they believe "just because". They can't back it up so they switch to ad hominem or senseless babbling.
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Comment by Barry Lee Phillips on March 16, 2013 at 7:02am
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This is my last post on this particular blog. I told everyone earlier that Amanda likes to argue just for the sake of argument, yet people continue to take the bait. Amanda is doing exactly the same thing that Bob said he used to do in the democrat underground. Recognize it for what it is and ignore her.
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Comment by Patricia M. McBride on March 15, 2013 at 9:44pm
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Bob, you absolutely rock! The Email is tough and I get about the same amount as you do when everything rolls in. I was spending that many hours on the computer as well, but when the old computer died, I found out what it was like to actually have a life for a few days, so I am now limiting the hours I spend in here in front of this screen. It is time after 4 years of it. I can't imagine how you have done it for 10 years. You are totally amazing. And I also wish there was a like button, because I would double click on you!! You are quite a guy.
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Amanda is too stupid to insult, she isn't aware of it when it happens, but, if she persists I will think of something!
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Comment by Leanne King on March 15, 2013 at 7:57pm
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I know this is silly but I wish there was a "LIKE" button out here :)
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Patricia,
Yep, I've contacted everyone with a phone number or email address. I put in 10 or 12 hours a day on this computer. running over 1000 emails in the inbox a week. Those I sort out and pass on to my mailing list.
I've been active on Free Republic going on 10 years now, it's absolutely the best way to keep up with what's happening. We have more active members than any other conservative forum and if something happens one of us will know about it, often before the press does.
I can't do much physically but I manage to stay busy. I actually once spent a lot of time trolling on democrat underground, had over 1000 posts just dropping subtle little bombs on them, and they never had a clue, LOL. Had to quit that, constant exposure to that much crap is really hard to handle, I was nauseated all the time..
I'm being gentle with Amanda, she is easy prey, not much of a challenge. I am curious, however, when you check out her avatar someone else's name pops up. Got to wonder why.
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Amanda is hopeless, but I do get a kick out of jerking her chain just to hear her babble.
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I have contacted everyone including Crenshaw since, in the off chance, it makes it through the senate, the house will be next. I don't have much hope of it making it through the senate, but sadly Manchin is working people over to back it, so who knows which of the republican snakes will turn on the American people and violate his/her oath of office. Did you contact them Bob?
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Enough, if you want to continue the debate share your emails. The blog was put up for members to take action on a critical issue. If you didn't want to that because you disagree then just don't do it.
If you took action thank you. If you haven't figured it out, neither side is going to give an in. Calling names serves no purpose what so ever. The worlds problems will not be solved on this blog. Amanda, I am not trying to be cruel but for what purpose do you continue to beat your drum on the First Coast Tea Party website when it is obvious that the views here are not held by you? I honestly do not understand.
As I have said before present facts and stay away from the name calling. Thank you
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