{"id":346,"date":"2009-10-20T11:49:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2009-10-20T11:49:50","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T15:49:50","slug":"can-you-hear-me-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=346","title":{"rendered":"Can you hear me now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody in Congress is paying much attention to the antis right now, which of course, makes single issue legislators like Carolyn McCarthy<\/a> unhappy because they’ve got nothing else to talk about. \u00a0She’s like the Verizon<\/a> guy, Can you hear me now?<\/em><\/a>, except the answer is always No.<\/p>\n

From her latest press release<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE)<\/a> and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)<\/a>, House architects of the Gun Show Loophole Closing Act (HR 2324<\/a>), today praised Mayor Bloomberg’s undercover investigation<\/a> by the City of New York of illegal sales of firearms at gun shows in three states, and the report’s recommendation for closing the gun show loophole. Reps. Castle and McCarthy believe that now is the ideal time for HR 2324 to gain traction in Congress as Senator Frank Lautenberg<\/a> introduced similar legislation and on the 2008 Presidential campaign trail, the concept enjoyed the bipartisan support of both candidates …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n