Reply #13: low number bill=

[bossy22]

early filing

the number just has to do with when it was filed in relation to other bills, H.R. 2 would be the second bill or resolution filed...number shows nothing about its priority (in fact its probably going to go no where because even if it did reach the senate- harry reid wouldnt dare let something like this get to the floor- he'd pay for it politically back in nevada)

and i might add that reasonable/common sense isnt the litmus test that a gun bill has to pass- its the second amendment. And there are plenty of proposals in that document which run afoul...ill go over a few

Banning people on the terror watch list from purchasing guns- well this is hard to pass through a second amendment test. the loss of a constitutional right without due process would fail any second amendment test

Safe storage of firearms- the supreme court held that the second amendment protects your right to an easily available firearm for self defense- they struck down safe storage laws as inhibiting this...this law would probably suffer the same fate

Assault weapon bans- just cause a weapon doesnt have a "sporting purpose" doesnt mean it can be banned- So called assault weapons are semi-automatic defense weapons which are commonly held by civilians for defensive purposes. The supreme court has held that you cannot ban commonly held weapons- even if they do not have a sporting purpose.