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Gun bills may trigger split
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^
| Feb 23, 2004
| Brian DeBose
Posted on 02/23/2004 10:02:58 AM PST by neverdem
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:41:19 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The Senate will begin another debate on federal gun laws this week, and at least one issue may put it at odds with Republicans in the other chamber.
A Republican-led bill to immunize gun makers from wrongful-death claims is expected to hit the floor tomorrow, but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment to extend the federal assault-weapons ban, possibly setting up a showdown with the House.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; guncontrol; gunprohibition; productliability; secondamendment
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To: neverdem
...but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment to extend the federal assault-weapons ban, possibly setting up a showdown with the House.Which liberal Republicans?
Dear NRSC,
Go pound sand. I'll donate to candidates directly. And none of those candidates will ever promote gun control and continue to receive my support.
Sincerely,
freedomcrusader
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:37:07 AM PST
by
freedomcrusader
(Proudly wearing the politically incorrect label "crusader" since 1/29/2001)
To: from occupied ga
If the AWB is still around after this Sept, I will vote straight democrate in the next election and then NEVER vote again.
At least with the Democrates in office, we know who the devil is.
To: Joe Brower
We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ terrorists and the democ
rats are sad ~ very sad!
~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:45:52 AM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: neverdem
This could very well be a disastrous year for either camp..GW better play this as a straight, strict interpretation of the 2nd Amend, "reasonable" ain't gonna get in fly over country...
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:46:41 AM PST
by
kt56
To: neverdem
We need a list of the RINO's or Lib-Republicans that are at risk here.
Does GOA have such a list or is there another way to identify the problem children?
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:47:20 AM PST
by
AreaMan
(Elect Sonny Sardo & Dump the RINO http://www.sardoforcongress.org)
To: neverdem
BOHICA
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:48:21 AM PST
by
agitator
(...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
To: Puppage
"Assault is an action, not a device."
Well, it only makes sense, after all "guns kill".
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:51:29 AM PST
by
looscnnn
(Tell me something, it's still "We the people", right? -- Megadeth (Peace Sells))
To: neverdem
This is so stupid. Like I said before, Chicago Mayor has banned guns from the city for the last few years now. Completely Banned!!! Yet, still Chicago has managed to become the number one murder capital within that time. How is that possible if a gun ban works? Also, even with the gun ban, most crimes that used a firearm where not committed with an "Assault" weapon but rather a hand gun. Yes, the very thing that has been banned by the Mayor.
This suggests a huge black market. Criminals are not walking into a store saying, "uhm, yeah i would like that 9 mm so I can increase my drug sales".....no. Criminals have always been getting guns with no S# or registration. The best preventive measure is a good deterrent, actually enforce the laws that you already have.
Also, if manufacturers should be held responsible for the crimes committed by their product then the Dems would surely support the same concept on a global scale. Once we convict Saddam we should also file against the arms makers that provided him with arms and put them in prison for life as well.
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posted on
02/23/2004 10:53:56 AM PST
by
SQUID
To: Little Ray
Sign this, GW, and you are a one-term president, just like your dad.
Strongly agree. I *will* vote for Kerry if this is signed.
To: freedomcrusader
Funny, that's EXACTLY what I told the nice lady who called this weekend. Not that I'm exactly one of your "big-time" donors, but they've got to start getting the message.
To: neverdem
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:05:36 AM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
To: Mr. Mojo
Whoa - good catch on the use of language there. I really need to hear more from the NRA on their position.
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:10:35 AM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
To: neverdem
...but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment...A final wrinkle in the debate will be a bill from Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, for tighter regulation of the private sale of firearms at gun shows.
You had to read the whole article to find who the "liberal Republicans" were, but no big surprise.
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:10:53 AM PST
by
hattend
To: Zack Nguyen
Maybe if you were a member, you would learn what the NRA does. Did you notice the media never mentions any other gun group?
http://www.clintongunban.com/
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:12:49 AM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
To: neverdem
Do it Bush, and I'm gone.
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:13:32 AM PST
by
Monty22
To: neverdem; NRA2BFree
A Republican-led bill to immunize gun makers from wrongful-death claims is expected to hit the floor tomorrow, but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment to extend the federal assault-weapons ban, possibly setting up a showdown with the House. President Bush supports the assault-weapons proposal as well as the overall immunity bill. If he signs this thing, I'm done with him now and forever.
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:16:11 AM PST
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: Little Ray
Sign this, GW, and you are a one-term president, just like your dad.
xxxxxxxxxxxx
Amen
To: Jack Black
If ya do this, don't vote for a President at all. A blank spot on the ballot says a heck of a lot more than a vote for Kerry.
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:26:42 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(Why settle for a Lesser Evil? Vote Cthuhlu for President!)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Nope. The Tennessee Constitution states "No bill shall become a law which embraces more than one subject, that subject to be expressed in the title." So far the Rats in Tennesse haven't tried to pass a law entitled, "Stuff" or "Guns" and just pack it full. The "Volunteer" State is to be commended both for its courage and its wisdom.
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posted on
02/23/2004 11:30:00 AM PST
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
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