Posted on 04/21/2013 1:22:24 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
The collapse of efforts in the U.S. Senate to expand background checks to more gun sales will inspire a renewed effort by Americans to push for reforms, predicted Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville.
“I think we’re a long way from finished on this. As a matter of fact, I think the disbelief of the American public over what happened in the Senate will almost guarantee that we get some kind of action,” Yarmuth said at the beginning of his interview with Pure Politics on Thursday night.
Yarmuth said he expects the ultimate legislation will be stronger than what was proposed by West Virginia Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. Their amendment would have required background checks on gun buyers at gun shows and on the Internet and specifically would have prohibited the government from keeping a registry of gun owners.
The proposal, Yarmuth said, was done in by what he called “misinformation” by the NRA, who convinced enough senators on both sides of the aisle that those senators would become politically vulnerable by voting for the amendment.
“They were willfully negligent. They knew what was in the bill. They weren’t deceived,” Yarmuth said.
Yarmuth also criticized Kentucky Republican U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell for opposing the Manchin-Toomey proposal.
McConnell has said he is concerned about infringing on the Second Amendment.
“In my view, we should focus on keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals and those with mental issues that could cause them to be a threat to society,” McConnell said Wednesday on the Senate floor. “The government should not punish or harass law-abiding citizens in the exercise of their Second Amendment rights, and it’s that focus on protecting communities and preserving our constituents’ constitutional rights that will be my guide as we begin to vote on amendments to this bill.”
Yarmuth said McConnell’s words didn’t match his vote.
“You had on one hand Mitch McConnell saying in what breath: ‘What we need to do is keep guns out of the hands of criminals and mentally unstable people,’ and then stopping a bill that did exactly that,” Yarmuth said. “That’s outrageous.”
This man needs to be in prison for attempting to violate the 2nd Amendment. Liberals like this don't punish criminals anyway. Why pass more laws? You're not going to enforce them anyway. Put him in prison if he opens his trap again.
I wish this maggot would not insult Americans. Americans are fighting against him and his ilk to defend our Bill of Rights. My apology for insulting maggots.
This guy is from a protected seat here in KY. In addition he never met a tax he didn’t love or an imposition on the citizens he didn’t like.
I know how you get a few degrees off, but what sort of mentality leads one to get it completely backwards?
They got their crisis, right on time, now it’s time to exploit it.
What planet are you from Asshat? He needs to be let in on the secret qthat there is alot more America than the city where he lives.
Only a small fraction of liberal twits were surprised.
“John Allan Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party”.
I don’t think this Democrat will be re-elected unless his district is composed mostly of urban gang infected vermin and welfare queens.
He must keep focus on what is important to just 4% of the public to run interference for the DNC’s failed economy.
Funny, I expect the opposite.
Actually, I was surprised that the ankle-grabbers in the Senate didn't roll over for the leftists...
who will introduce a bill to get rid of the existing unconstitutional abridgements of our right to bear arms?
(even if I happen to agree with some of the current restrictions, they still violate our constitution... let’s get back to our proper, legal social contract or governing charter first ... then we can discuss amending it)
I don't see it. If the Senate gave them even Manchin-Toomey, it would just have encouraged them.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
It sounds like he thinks that the 4% is about to gang up on the 96%. What a maroon.
Just another uninformed, self serving RAT!
Their mail/email/phone lines were overwhelmed with input from 2A folks.
I actually think Bloomberg’s millions $$ in advertising (plaid shirt pickup truck guy) backfired bigtime.
The collapse of efforts in the U.S. Senate to expand background checks to more gun sales will inspire a renewed effort by Americans to push for reforms, predicted Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville.
HUH??Another idiot political hack that just does not see reality. It was the American citizens that drove the effort to stop this whittling away of our Constitution...
He sounds like the perfect campaign mate for Ashley Judd, LOL.
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