Posted on 04/17/2013 6:04:51 AM PDT by Zakeet
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters on Wednesday that the compromise legislation he crafted with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to expand background checks for gun purchasers does not have enough votes to pass the Senate when it comes up for a vote.
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Chuck Todd, NBCs Chief White House Correspondent, speculated that, because the Manchin/Toomey compromise could not pass the House, there is no incentive for legislators who may be vulnerable on the issue of guns in 2014 to pass stricter legislation.
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There are three people dead in Boston from a pressure cooker bomb, including a sweet eight year old boy. Children are killed in many ways including the family automobile but no one talks about taking away our cars.
Good point, lets regulate pressure cookers licenses background checks...,
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