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needledriver

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7. Perfect is the enemy of the good.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:25 PM

Nov 2020

“They were asking for more effective background checks and other provisions to keep firearms out of the hands of disturbed folks."

Yes. There was real bipartisan support for meaningful, effective, reasonable gun control measures BUT they also had to lard up the bill with an “assault weapons” ban. Background checks could have been the law of the land for years by now but certain senators were not willing to budge on banning scary looking black guns.

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Barack Obama Says Congress' Lack of Action After Sandy Hook was 'Angriest' Day of His Presidency [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP

A tragic day and to what end? A pedophile getting a "high score"? ck4829 Nov 2020 #1

These "Republican Representatives" are the most foul, undeserving people to ever set foot in D.C. nt chowder66 Nov 2020 #2

It was the Democratic Senate that killed gun control post Sandy Hook hack89 Nov 2020 #8

Thanks I didn't know this. chowder66 Nov 2020 #11

As I recall, it was another of those "motion to proceed" votes... CBHagman Nov 2020 #12

Yes. It required 60 votes instead of a simple majority and only one republican chowder66 Nov 2020 #13

It was doomed to be killed by the bastard GOP senators, who'd Hortensis Nov 2020 #15

Thanks for the reference! CBHagman Nov 2020 #16

This was minority rule writ large. Grins Nov 2020 #3

It was a Democratic Senate that killed gun control post Sandy Hook hack89 Nov 2020 #9

I got a lot of good out of reading Churchill's books that were published after we won WWII. abqtommy Nov 2020 #4

Unfortunately, Congress was more interested in ManiacJoe Nov 2020 #5

Huh? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #6

The Senate tried to pass an AWB and failed. Nt hack89 Nov 2020 #10

Perfect is the enemy of the good. needledriver Nov 2020 #7

While I think background checks on all weapon transfers is a good idea... EX500rider Nov 2020 #14