Jeff Flake hints: I’ll support expanded background checks in return for changes on Internet sales

Hot Air ^ | May 7, 2013 | Allahpundit

[2ndDivisionVet]

A week ago, he noted on his Facebook page that his poll numbers after voting no on Toomey/Manchin put him somewhere south of “pond scum.” Today, this.

He won’t face the voters again for five and a half years, but he shares a home state with Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly. They can hurt him by campaigning against him in 2018 more than they can anyone else in the Senate. No wonder he’s looking for ways to flip:

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake told CNN he is willing to reverse his opposition to expanding background checks for guns if the Senate sponsors change on the bill’s provision dealing with internet sales…

He said under the measure as written, if a gun owner sends a few friends a text or email asking if they want to buy their gun, or posts it on their Facebook page, “that is considered a commercial sale.”

For people in rural areas in his state and others, he said that becomes inconvenient and costly…

Some Republicans opposed the measure out of fear that expanding background checks would put the country on a path to a national gun registry, but Flake said that is not his concern.

If Flake flips, that’s 55 votes for Toomey/Manchin. Johnny Isakson also allegedly told a gun-control activist yesterday that he’s “having conversations” with T&M to improve their bill.....

[cripplecreek]

I think that roughly translates to “I’m gonna sell you out but haven’t figured out which way to do it”.

[txrefugee]

He’s no Ted Cruz, that’s for sure. What is wrong with AZ senators....lack of spine and/or character?

[Buckeye McFrog]

We’re gonna have to run a bunch of these guys out of office on a rail to make it abundantly clear to them that NO MEANS NO!!!

[Common Sense 101]

Appropriate last name...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What part of the word "no" is so difficult to understand?

[Uncle Miltie]

So fundamental rights are for sale for a few buck more or less?

[onyx]

I knew he was a flake.

[Carriage Hill]

RINO traitor, either way.

[yoe]

Flake living up to his name? "Some Republicans opposed the measure out of fear that expanding background checks would put the country on a path to a national gun registry, but Flake said that is not his concern."

That should be your only concern Senator...our Second Amendment rights are not for trade or for sale!

[RedMDer]

NO!

[MichaelCorleone]

Translation:

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake told CNN that he’d be fine with taking away your Constitutional rights in return for taxing you more in a way that hurts less.

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

No and No.

[ArrogantBustard]

What is wrong with AZ senators....lack of spine and/or character?

What's wrong with AZ voters?

If a majority of AZ voters were worth anything, being on Mark "Wife Abuser" Kelly's hit list would be a badge of honour, and worth a bump of several percentage points in the vote.

[NonValueAdded]

Hey, Flake, don’t log-roll the 2nd Amendment.

[Cyber Liberty]

Why not, Senator? Why not make it clear once and for all you are an unprincipled POS?

[VideoDoctor]

“I’m gonna sell you out but haven’t figured out which way to do it”.

I believe you NAILED it correctly.

[samadams2000]

What a tool.

[alstewartfan]

This guy sounds as goofy as Hagel and Voinovich. Bob

[SharpRightTurn]

Prostitute, thy name is Jeff Flake.