All four gun control proposals were rejected by the Senate mostly on party line votes.
Let the whining and hysterics begin.
Antigun Senator admits proposal won’t work
Nita Lowey’s press conference
Congresswoman Nita Lowey pushing gun control at a press conference today in White Plains. The sound of her voice alone will cause listeners to tune her out.
Regret
I’m thinking NRA is starting to regret their endorsement of The Donald:
I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016
They seem to be taking this seriously as NRA is doing robocalls asking for calls to Chuck Schumer’s office to prevent a Diane Feinstein bill from moving.
Making gun control part of the “gay agenda”
Some openly gay politicians are trying to make gun control part of their agenda:
“… Assemb. Matthew Titone (D-Staten Island), an openly gay member of the Assembly, said the attack Sunday morning that left 49 dead at the hands of a man spraying bullets from a legally purchased a rifle is a call to action to enact more strict gun control and weaken the National Rifle Association … He said the NRA, which he said protects the gun manufacturing industry, has now become a target of the “gay agenda” because of the shooting, and he promised a formidable effort …”
Ha!
The exact opposite is happening. Gays are coming out for Donald Trump. For all his faults, The Donald is at least putting the blame for the Orlando shooting where it belongs on radical Islam.
Retired cop shoots robber in Queens
Sweep it under the rug
A radical Islamist shot up a gay nightclub in Florida killing at least 50 people. Let the blood dancing begin:
“… “I’m glad that this state has taken action because the gun violence is just getting worse and worse and worse,” Cuomo added, referring to the NY SAFE Act he signed into law in 2013 that banned high-capacity magazines and created an assault weapons registry …”
Yeah, like that would have helped. Florida law prohibits firearms in nightclubs because alcohol is served there.
Openly gay Assemblywoman Deborah Glick chimed in with this:
Assault weapons R a major problem, just because they can be gotten where restrictions are strong is no reason to leave door wide open.
— (((Deborah Glick))) (@DeborahJGlick) June 12, 2016
Clueless.
Now for a reality check: The antis aren’t going to be able to exploit this for political gain. This is clearly an act of terrorism by a religious nut. Because of this, political correctness demands that everything be swept under the rug as soon as possible.
Steve Halbrook discusses Peruta ruling
Yet another astroturf group
The antigunners are trotting out yet another phony front group to push the agenda:
“Gen. David Petraeus and retired astronaut Mark Kelly announced Friday they are forming a new gun control group for veterans. The Veterans Coalition for Common Sense will push to strengthen gun background check laws and help prevent veterans from committing suicide …”
Low-end astroturf. They could not even bother with their own website and are using WordPress.
Decision will motivate the gun vote
The full 9th Circuit Court ruled there is no right to carry a concealed gun for self-defense:
“… “The protection of the Second Amendment — whatever the scope of that protection may be — simply does not extend to the carrying of concealed firearms in public by members of the general public.” … “Because the Second Amendment does not protect in any degree the right to carry concealed firearms in public, any prohibition or restriction a state may choose to impose on concealed carry — including the requirement of ‘good cause,’ however defined — is necessary allowed by the Amendment,” the 9th Circuit said …”
Open carry was not part of the decision.
Makes me wonder what would happen if the courts ultimately decide concealed carry can be restricted, but open carry cannot?
I’m sure the NRA is going to use this for GOTV efforts this fall.