Sen. Reid Proposes Sandy Hook Legislation

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Bartholomew Roberts

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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.2:

S.2 - A bill to reduce violence and protect the citizens of the United States

According to the Congressional Record remarks, the purpose of the bill is to promote "common sense proposals to reduce gun violence" among other things. The 15 co-sponsors are solid anti-gun types. The text of the bill is not yet available; but when available, it should tell us a lot about what kind of support we can expect from Senate Majority Leader Reid (NRA B+ rated).
 
COSPONSORS(15),

Sen Blumenthal, Richard [CT] - 1/22/2013
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 1/22/2013
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 1/22/2013
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 1/22/2013
Sen Coons, Christopher A. [DE] - 1/22/2013
Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 1/22/2013
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 1/22/2013
Sen Hirono, Mazie K. [HI] - 1/22/2013
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 1/22/2013
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 1/22/2013
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 1/22/2013
Sen Murphy, Christopher S. [CT] - 1/22/2013
Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] - 1/22/2013
Sen Schatz, Brian [HI] - 1/22/2013
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 1/22/2013


The usual. Although Lautenburg might be out of a job next election.

While Lautenberg may be suggesting he could give Booker a spanking in a primary, a new Quinnipiac poll suggests otherwise. The poll, conducted January 15 - 21, shows that if the primary were held today, 51 percent of registered Democrats would vote for Booker while just 30 percent would vote for Lautenberg.
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ETA: Although Booker is not any better. He wants to pound guns into bling:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/cory-bookers-gun-control-_n_2504135.html

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker announced Thursday a new twist to his gun buyback initiative: melting down weapons and turning them into jewelry bearing an engraving of the gun's serial number.

Booker introduced the jewelry line, called "The Caliber Collection," during an appearance on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show." The mayor said he intends to use the jewelry line as an "instrument for more buybacks, an instrument of peace."
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How to keep the hoods in NJ from mugging people for the bling was not addressed.
 
I am shocked to see someone from both WV and OH on that list, I always thought of both of those states as very Pro 2a; though I know through my brother in law you have anti enclaves in Ohio like Cleveland and Cincinnati
 
Fascinating. Reid is taking the bull by the horns. That could be a good thing under the circumstances, unless Harry has turned the corner. Watching this intently.
 
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We don't even know what's in it yet. Predicting anything based off of legislation we don't know the content of is a little early. Now give the co-sponsors we have an idea of what the end result desired is, but for all we know, this is a bone to throw the people who would vote against them for focusing on gun control and gun control only. This could be a mental health initiative specifically designed to die in committee they can point to as their attempt at comprehensive plans and proof they didn't solely target the guns.
 
I am shocked to see someone from both WV and OH on that list, I always thought of both of those states as very Pro 2a;
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WV - maybe - but - Ohio until very recently was very anti.

Glenn, Metzenbaum, Voinivitch, Kucinich.....they were in the same league as Shumer, Feinstein, Boxer.

Sherrod Brown is a perfect fit for the others on that list.
 
According to the webpage that tells you the text isn't available yet, usually up to 24 hours, though exceptionally large bills or exceptionally busy days can result in a delay longer than 24 hours.
 
Even here in AZ our politicians have been making noises about supporting universal background checks so I'd give that the greatest chance of passing.

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