Posted on 07/05/2016 2:24:40 PM PDT by PROCON
The gun control fight picked back up in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after Democrats staged a dramatic sit-in demanding action on the issue that lasted more than 24 hours on the chamber floor late last month following the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.
Speaker Paul Ryan said last week that the House will vote on a larger anti-terrorism package that includes legislation aimed at preventing suspected terrorists from getting their hands on firearms. But the proposal is unlikely to satisfy Democrats who want stricter measures, like expanded background checks, to be put into place.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called the proposal Paul will bring to floor -- which is based on previous legislation written by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas -- "toothless." It's likely to go nowhere as a similar measure has already been knocked down in the Senate. Under the proposed GOP legislation, the government can ban gun sales to suspected terrorists but only if they can prove within 72 hours that the person on the watch or no-fly list has links to terrorism -- a provision Democrats say is impossible.
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Good idea.
Yes, even after pointing out the statistics the person I argued with barely wavered on their commitment against guns.
Well, we are now letting in 50,000 fake Syrian refugees. In 10 years time I think I will want to arm my whole family against Muslim rape gangs.
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