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Senator Dianne Feinstein says she'll reintroduce assault weapon legislation
KPCC ^ | Kitty Felde

Posted on 09/05/2012 5:10:01 PM PDT by Joseph Harrolds

Dianne Feinstein announced Wednesday that she’s re-entering the battle over gun control during her keynote speech to the California delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

Feinstein was president of the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors on what she calls that city’s “day of infamy” in 1978, when a former colleague shot and killed Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Since then, Senator Feinstein has been one of the most vocal proponents of gun control on Capitol Hill.

She promised California delegates she’d return to Congress to reintroduce “an updated assault weapons bill.”

At the delegates' breakfast, she said that, "Weapons of war do not belong on our streets, in our classrooms, in our schools or in our movie theatres."

Feinstein co-sponsored an assault weapons ban signed into law in 1994, which expired 10 years later.


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To: Joseph Harrolds

Doesn’t Diane Feinstein have a concealed weapon’s permit - whereas no one else in CA (unless well connected) can get one?
Hmmmm


21 posted on 09/05/2012 5:34:15 PM PDT by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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To: MDspinboyredux
Do you mean the candidate that signed an assualt weapons ban in Mass?

/johnny

22 posted on 09/05/2012 5:35:03 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

Go for it Fineswine! Some people never learn.


23 posted on 09/05/2012 5:35:03 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: NEWwoman

http://usliberals.about.com/od/liberalpersonalprofiles/p/SenFeinstein.htm
Senator Feinstein is a staunch gun control advocate. Despite her stance, in the 1970s, she obtained a concealed firearms carry permit, and carried a handgun with her. A CCW permit was then rare in California, and was the only such permit in San Francisco. At the time, she was the target of a terrorist group that had shot out all the windows in her home. She no longer carries a gun.


24 posted on 09/05/2012 5:36:28 PM PDT by TSgt (The only reason I have one in the chamber at all times, is because it is impossible to have two in.)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

The bastards sure are laying it out: abortion, gun control, faggotry, socialism, anti-Israel ...


26 posted on 09/05/2012 5:37:25 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Joseph Harrolds
Dear Diane;

Go for it. It will be so nice for the Senate to finally be under the control of the R's.

27 posted on 09/05/2012 5:41:21 PM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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To: The Iceman Cometh
In 2004, Romney signed a permanent assault weapons ban into law, while he was governor.

That's what you have to look forward to.

/johnny

28 posted on 09/05/2012 5:41:52 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

Molon labe Dianne!


29 posted on 09/05/2012 5:43:24 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

Molon labe Dianne!


30 posted on 09/05/2012 5:43:34 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Diane and her take on guns, is precisely the Democrat’s take on racism and Republicans.

When I was a child, probably around ten, I heard the idea that when you point at someone, three of your fingers are actually pointing back at yourself. I always thought that was a lame point, but in the instance of modern day Democrats, there’s really no better way to express what is actually taking place.

Over one hundred and fifty years of the Democrats despicable behavior, is being placed on the backs of the party who opposed them at every step of the racist path they were walking down during this period in our history.

And it continues to this very day.


31 posted on 09/05/2012 5:44:14 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Americans want what Americans always wanted: Better lives for families; little government authority.)
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To: Emperor Palpatine

Love it. ;^)


32 posted on 09/05/2012 5:46:56 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Americans want what Americans always wanted: Better lives for families; little government authority.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

His position has “evolved.”

Romney Once Supported Assault Weapons Ban
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/07/20/romney-once-supported-assault-weapons-ban/
Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said, “As he has repeatedly said, Gov. Romney believes that the best way to prevent gun violence is to vigorously enforce our laws.”

As the Journal reported last year, the change began in 2005. In May of that year, Mr. Romney declared a “Right to Bear Arms Day,” and the governor’s top aides began meeting almost monthly with the Gun Owners’ Action League. Mr. Romney also signed legislation cutting some red tape detested by gun owners in November 2005, and less than a year later he became a member of the National Rifle Association.


33 posted on 09/05/2012 5:47:08 PM PDT by TSgt (The only reason I have one in the chamber at all times, is because it is impossible to have two in.)
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To: MDspinboyredux
“I don’t know. There are those here on FR who are content with sitting this one out or voting 3rd party because Romney wasn’t their choice.

This is what they have to look forward to.

But there are no consequences to their decision.......amirite?”

Romney sides with DiFi on this. He would be more than happy to sign such legislation ... just like he did in Mass.

34 posted on 09/05/2012 5:48:25 PM PDT by CapnJack
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To: TSgt
Ignore what they say. Watch what they do.

/johnny

35 posted on 09/05/2012 5:51:57 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

you just introduce your bill honey. It will go nowhere and help us more than you.


36 posted on 09/05/2012 5:53:43 PM PDT by RC one
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To: CapnJack

If you think Romney supports this you need your head examined.

Get it out of your backside son!


37 posted on 09/05/2012 5:53:58 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: Red in Blue PA
The candidate's history, regardless of what he says, shows that he did sign an assault weapon ban into law while he was governor.

Get used to it. He's anti-gun.

/johnny

38 posted on 09/05/2012 6:00:57 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Joseph Harrolds
They ask for one small step, the Lib's will always take a mile


39 posted on 09/05/2012 6:05:11 PM PDT by KC_Lion ( Wherever I find myself standing, I forever stand with Israel.)
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To: Joseph Harrolds

The phrase “snowball’s chance in h*ll” comes to mind.

The Democrats have no support whatsoever with (sane) gun owners. Feinstein has decided to hit rock bottom and start digging.


40 posted on 09/05/2012 6:05:58 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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