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Boehner calls for 'discussion' on guns
the hill ^ | december 18, 2012 | Molly K. Hooper and Mike Lillis

Posted on 12/18/2012 6:19:21 PM PST by lowbridge

Republicans need to "have a discussion on guns" in the wake of last week's grade-school massacre in Newtown, Conn., Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told his conference Tuesday.

Speaking to his troops at a closed-door meeting in the Capitol, Boehner was mindful of conservatives' traditional opposition to new gun restrictions, emphasizing that Republicans wouldn't do "anything knee-jerk," according to a lawmaker in the room.

But the Speaker also said he wants to "de-politicize" the issue of gun violence, which has been thrust dreadfully into the national spotlight following the murder of 26 people — 20 of them young school children — at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; boehner; guns; noneed4ballroomjeans; nwo; pantywaist; rino; shallnotbeinfringed; tool4zero
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To: lowbridge
I call for a discussion about his replacement.
21 posted on 12/18/2012 6:38:16 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Drew68

An Obama Phone awaits you.


22 posted on 12/18/2012 6:42:28 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: lowbridge

Honestly, there has to be some procedure to remove this POS from leadership. WTH kind of geldings do we have representing us these days!? My goodness, we have got to start fighting or we’re lost for good, first taxes, then guns, and tomorrow climate change. We’re being railroaded, overran, and unequal to any challenge.


23 posted on 12/18/2012 6:42:42 PM PST by SoDak (Obama..change you can step in.)
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To: lowbridge

How did this pantywaist become Speaker?


24 posted on 12/18/2012 6:43:03 PM PST by wideawake
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To: Truth29
How about a discussion that gun free victim zones get people killed?

Dr. Suzanna Hupp Testimony to Congress

Hupp was in the Kileen Texas restaurant when a killer opened fire and killed 23 people including both of her parents. Hupp was a conceal carry holder who obeyed the law and left her gun in the car. The Gunman didn't seem too concerned about the anti gun policy of the restaurant.

This woman schooled congress.
25 posted on 12/18/2012 6:43:08 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

“Sixteen GOP House members want to dump Boehner as speaker.” Got a list?


26 posted on 12/18/2012 6:43:08 PM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: lowbridge

The more you go down the slope, the slipperier it gets.


27 posted on 12/18/2012 6:44:13 PM PST by FishinTX (Barak Obama HATES you.)
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To: lowbridge
Guns, and the right to keep and bear the same by American citizens is Constitutionally protected.

END of DISCUSSION

28 posted on 12/18/2012 6:47:32 PM PST by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: lowbridge

I call for Boehner’s resignation from the speaker’s chair.


29 posted on 12/18/2012 6:48:52 PM PST by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It’s time for a discussion on mental health and focusing on the problem of unstable and dangerous people remaining in open society by the policies implemented by liberals to slow and prevent institutionalization. This guy was crazy, as have been the other recent mass killers. If guns aren’t available and you have a crazy person intent on killing, doesn’t really take that much intelligence to come up with another vehicle of death.
Time to stand up and blame the liberals for their policies that result in innocent deaths!


30 posted on 12/18/2012 6:49:31 PM PST by LibertyOh
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To: Drew68

Yep. If they roll over on this issue, I’m out as well.

Hope they enjoy minority party status for a generation, because I suspect you and I are far from the only ones who feel that way.


31 posted on 12/18/2012 6:50:58 PM PST by VOR78
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To: OKSooner
If he pu$$ies out on this like he's done on everything else it will be the absolute destruction of the Republican party.

Agree completely. I hope they know it.

32 posted on 12/18/2012 6:53:07 PM PST by matt1234
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To: lowbridge

Republicans need to “have a discussion on guns”...???

Rino’s get the hell out of my way!!!


33 posted on 12/18/2012 6:53:33 PM PST by Route395
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To: lowbridge

I wonder how the effort to overthrow Boehner as speaker is going? While I’m not expecting any foolish press releases by those who might pull this off, I would relish seeing Boehner’s machine fall apart.

He doesn’t impress me as someone who creates loyalty in others. He rules by threats and intimidation. If he is not elected speaker on the first ballot, the short knives will come out.


34 posted on 12/18/2012 6:54:19 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Pennies and Nickels will NO LONGER be Minted as of 1/1/13 - Tim Geithner, US Treasury Sect)
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To: lowbridge
He is helping Team Obama. I don't know if he still has amateur status or if he's being paid, but he's throwing the game.

Mr. niteowl77

35 posted on 12/18/2012 6:55:46 PM PST by niteowl77 (Oh, crap.)
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To: OKSooner

“If he pu$$ies out on this like he’s done on everything else it will be the absolute destruction of the Republican party”

LOL. Welcome back from outer space. It’s Dec. 2012 and the Rep. Party under the leadership (not) of it’s Speaker has joined forces with the opposition.


36 posted on 12/18/2012 7:02:20 PM PST by Captain7seas (Fire Jane Lubchenco)
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To: cripplecreek

Excellent testimony and video clip. This and similar witness needs to be a loud and long part of the fight back against the huge attempt by the left to roll back our rights and ability to defend ourselves.


37 posted on 12/18/2012 7:07:11 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Truth29

She wasn’t squeamish about slapping Brady with the fact that he wasn’t shot with an assault rifle either.


38 posted on 12/18/2012 7:14:35 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: lowbridge

BOHICA


39 posted on 12/18/2012 7:15:32 PM PST by GnL
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To: OKSooner

The Republican party already looks bad with these RINOS running it..but if they do this, if they go on with the libs for “Gun control” thats it, thats pretty much destroying the Republican Party


40 posted on 12/18/2012 7:18:02 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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