Posted on 08/07/2005 3:53:22 PM PDT by RightDemocrat
A few years ago, the strategy of gun-control advocates was obvious: File frivolous liability lawsuits against gun-makers and distributors, knowing that, whatever the ultimate merits of the cases, the manufacturers would be hard- pressed to keep fighting. Many would go out of business, profits would decline for others, and the high costs imposed by endless litigation would drive up the costs of guns and make it more difficult for many people to afford to buy them.
It was a cynical strategy, but one that is about to end. A shift in political winds has changed the dynamic. A gain of four seats in the U.S. Senate by Republicans, and the realization by Democrats that their incessant anti-Second Amendment viewpoints have a political cost, resulted in a 65-31 vote last week in favor of a National Rifle Association-backed bill that would largely forbid lawsuits against gun-makers and dealers when guns they produce or sell are used illegally.
Fourteen Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, joined the majority. The House of Representatives is expected to pass similar legislation next month and the president has already indicated his support for this type of legislation
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Now if they could defeat the bullet ID bill in Kalifornia I'd be happy. If the Kali bill passes it will open up a whole new front in the gun control wars.
"I think that may be the start of a pro-gun rights trend among Democrats."
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Not as long as the hard-core SOCIALISTS are still running the DNC and party. Until these mongrel rats are cleaned out and the Dems once again start focusing on WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY, as opposed to WHAT IS RIGHT TO INSTALL THEIR SOCIALIST POWER, they will foreever be anti-Constitutional, anti-American, anti-everything that is part of American heritage and foundation.
The only reason they went along was because it included
Mandatory gun locks be encluded with each sale, that
and it was going to pass anyway.
Rule #14 for being a Dem.
The Patriot Act is a horrific compromise of Constitutional rights, but anti-Second Amendment laws and Franklin Roosevelt's Presidential Order 9066 must be regarded "reasonable precautions.
And Rule #22
The People" in the First Amendment means The People; "the People" in the Fourth Amendment means The People; "the People" in the Ninth Amendment means The People; "the People" in the Tenth Amendment means The People; but "the People" in the Second Amendment (ratified in 1791) means the National Guard (created by an Act of Congress in 1903).
Some Republicans are moderate to liberal so why shouldn't there be conservative Democrats ? My party affiliation is at least partly traditional as I am a southern Democrat. I hold conservative views on most social issues but populist on economic issues. Republicans are a little too pro-big business and anti-labor for my taste. I certainly don't agree with much of the current Democratic Party leadership as it is too socially liberal and politically correct. Unless one of the major parties wakes up and acknowledges the voters who are angry about so-called "free trade" and illegal immigration there will be a strong third party movement. Check out my blog which has current articles and archives at http://www.rightdemocrat.blogspot.com and it will tell more about what I stand for.
Yeah, right.
We know how this game is played.
Was that your personal list? I thought it was a generic list you got from somewhere. I guess I should be giving you credit for it then.
Workers of the world unite.
BTW, you do know you are on the same side as communist hugo chavez on CAFTA.
Well, don't hold your breath. Schwarzenegger will probably screw this up too.
hillary was at least honest and showed her true self by voting against the 2nd amendment.
The only Pubbie who voted against was dewine(OH).
Yep you only need to look back to 1994 to read the play book. There might be a lot of conservative democrats out there. But everyone knows if the democrats ever get control of the house or senate the safe leadership of the party will start grabbing every gun in sight.
I seem to remember some bad amendments were included in the bill at one point. Anybody know the info?
Nope. This is just a decision by Senate Dims in red states to not pick this particular hill to die on because there's nothing in it for them. So they hold their noses and vote for it to try and fool the rubes back home, all the while crossing their fingers and figuring which court is most likely to overturn it and then working to steer it toward that court.
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