Tue Nov 13, 2012, 09:42 AM
SecularMotion (3,143 posts)
Good News from New York - Pro-Gun Control Democrat wins 9th term Incumbent Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-Mineola, was re-elected to her ninth term in Congress Tuesday night.
McCarthy secured nearly 62 percent of the vote, beating back a challenge from Nassau County Legis. Francis Becker, R-Lynbrook, who had the support of 32 percent of the district's voters. Frank Scaturro, C-New Hyde Park, was a distant third, with less than 6 percent. http://fivetowns.patch.com/articles/election-2012-mccarthy-becker-scaturro-4thcongressional That means improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check system so those trying to buy through traditional, legal channels are stopped in their tracks. Right now, Congress doesn’t fund the program well enough for it to be effective.
It also means closing the gun-show loophole by requiring a background check for every gun sale in the United States. Such checks would choke the supply chain for illegal gun dealers, who go down to states where background checks aren’t required. So far, the House of Representatives hasn’t even let legislation of this kind receive a debate or a vote. There are people who think that limiting access to some of the most dangerous consumer products in the world is somehow equivalent to banning them. They see the world in black and white, but that world doesn’t exist. You can support the Second Amendment while also expecting reasonable precautions to keep innocent Americans — especially the police charged with protecting us — safe. It’s just common sense. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-10-23/news/34686479_1_gun-show-loophole-gun-sale-gun-rampage
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 Good News from New York - Pro-Gun Control Democrat wins 9th term (Original post) |
SecularMotion | Nov 2012 | OP |
| Eleanors38 | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| hack89 | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| discntnt_irny_srcsm | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| Remmah2 | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| glacierbay | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| discntnt_irny_srcsm | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Remmah2 | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| discntnt_irny_srcsm | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| 4th law of robotics | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| gejohnston | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| krispos42 | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| PavePusher | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
| 2ndAmForComputers | Nov 2012 | #27 | |
| PavePusher | Nov 2012 | #28 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #19 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #20 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #21 | |
| glacierbay | Nov 2012 | #22 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #23 | |
| fightthegoodfightnow | Nov 2012 | #24 | |
| glacierbay | Nov 2012 | #25 | |
| GreenStormCloud | Nov 2012 | #26 | |
| Spryguy | Nov 2012 | #29 |
Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:11 AM
Eleanors38 (3,435 posts)
1. "This means..." What? One person's going to cause all that?
Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:15 AM
2. I see she still doesn't understand the constitutional issues regarding private sales. nt
Response to hack89 (Reply #2)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:39 AM
discntnt_irny_srcsm (5,651 posts)
7. IMHO...
Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:26 AM
4. Invalid comparison in the article:
Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:36 AM
discntnt_irny_srcsm (5,651 posts)
6. I considered many alternatives in responding here.
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Last edited Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:50 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) First, I was going to recount the "heat seeking/shoulder thing/..." but that just seemed so cliche.
Then, I thought I might explain "She has made attempts to broaden her policy portfolio, but hasn't been able to shed the label of being a one-issue congresswoman." Which is a song sung by the pro-control folks when the finger is pointing the other way. But that just didn't seem to "sing" for me. Pointing out that "McCarthy was a registered Republican before her first run for Congress." and that the one-issue in her play book fit the Democrats better than the Republicans and that this makes her party choice one of convenient sponsorship more than fundamental beliefs just looked like it might take a bit too much think before my second cup of coffee. So in order to really cut to the chase, I'll just say that this OP has been rec'ed by a certain banned poster whose username starts with an "H".  |
Response to Remmah2 (Reply #9)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:47 PM
discntnt_irny_srcsm (5,651 posts)
10. That only covers...
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...federal bayonet licensees. The bayonet show loophole remains opens open.
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Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 06:29 PM
krispos42 (45,132 posts)
11. Good News from New York - Democrat wins 9th term
Response to krispos42 (Reply #11)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 09:54 PM
17. Meh. If she actually understood anything about the items she wanted to ban, I could at least...
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bear some intellectual respect for her.
As it stands, Ms. "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up" is simply an embarrasment to decent Democrats and Liberals everywhere.   |
Response to PavePusher (Reply #17)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:33 PM
27. So, should I presume you'd be more pleased had her opponent won?
Response to SecularMotion (Original post)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 08:41 PM
13. GOOD NEWS FROM FLORIDA - WEST LOSES!
Response to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #13)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 09:30 PM
15. That is still not a legislative victory for gun control.
Response to GreenStormCloud (Reply #18)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 07:29 PM
19. My Post Referenced West Losing
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Response to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #19)
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 09:09 AM
20. He can't just declare the AWB to be law.
Response to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #21)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 05:08 PM
23. The platform isn't law. It is a wish list.
Response to GreenStormCloud (Reply #23)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:02 PM
24. True
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Response to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #24)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:55 AM
26. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!
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