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House passes sweeping gun package in largely party-line vote
The hill ^ | 06/08/2022 | Mychael Schnell

Posted on 06/08/2022 4:41:19 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The House passed a sweeping gun package on Wednesday in response to last month’s mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas, which killed more than 30 people and reignited the push for firearm legislation on Capitol Hill.

The package, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids Act, passed in a 223-204 vote. One Republican did not vote.

Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Kurt Schrader (Ore.), bucked the party in opposing the measure. Five Republicans — Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.) and Fred Upton (Mich.) — supported it.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 78minutes; banglist; gun; house; mychaelschnell; package; passes; the78minuteexception
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I'm sure the bill is a POS without even reading it
1 posted on 06/08/2022 4:41:19 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s not going to stop another incident...that’s for sure.


2 posted on 06/08/2022 4:43:44 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Protecting our kids by making everyone equally defenseless.


3 posted on 06/08/2022 4:43:56 PM PDT by DannyTN (`)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Making Sure You Can’t Protect Your Kids Act is more honest.


4 posted on 06/08/2022 4:45:13 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

its just posturing for the midterms since there is zero chance of it getting 60 votes in the Senate.


5 posted on 06/08/2022 4:47:40 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Didn’t take long for Nancy to pull that one out of her butt


6 posted on 06/08/2022 4:48:08 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Definitely...

Not only that, no able to defend yourself or your family at
home either.

It will be open season on good honest citizens.


7 posted on 06/08/2022 4:48:09 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Can we say Australia, Canada, China etc. Are we going to let these insane people turn us over to tyrants?


8 posted on 06/08/2022 4:50:25 PM PDT by Cowgirl
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Are you sure about that?

I can see our team running like rats in all directions.


9 posted on 06/08/2022 4:50:26 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Did any of these idiots read it , nope


10 posted on 06/08/2022 4:51:03 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

I will not comply without even reading it.


11 posted on 06/08/2022 4:52:56 PM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: ChicagoConservative27

does this bill do anything besides raise the age to buy a weapon to 21 ?


12 posted on 06/08/2022 4:52:58 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Agreed. Any bill or law or policy that is offensive to a plain understanding of the US Constitution is void on its face and ought not be obeyed, let alone enforced.
The constitution simply enumerates a few of our natural, God given rights and therefore cannot abridge or remove any of them, especially those essential rights the 10 amendments clearly define.


13 posted on 06/08/2022 4:53:20 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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The Supreme court was just put on notice that if they touch any of the Dem’s stuff they could be shot


14 posted on 06/08/2022 4:55:32 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s all for show. They’re trying to prop up Biden and by extension, themselves. They’re trying to look like they’re “doing something” when the reality is, they’re doing NOTHING.


15 posted on 06/08/2022 4:56:21 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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"The House package would raise the minimum age for buying a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21 . . . "

You can train in the military with automatic and semi-automatic weapons at 18, but can you come home and hunt with dad's semi-automatic .308 Winchester?

16 posted on 06/08/2022 5:01:16 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: butlerweave

The House package would raise the minimum age for buying a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21, prohibit civilian use of ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds, and enact new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and straw purchases of firearms — when an individual who is unable to pass a background check buys a gun through a proxy.

It also seeks to require that ghost guns — firearms that are untraceable and do not have serial number — undergo background checks and receive serial numbers, impose a ban on bump stocks for civilians, and bolster storage of guns in homes where minors may have access to the firearm.

Additionally, the package compels the attorney general to submit a report to congressional committees on the individuals who were deemed ineligible to purchase a firearm by a background check.

= = =

So I can’t use my existing 17-round Glock mag?


17 posted on 06/08/2022 5:06:13 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance)gg g)
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To: DoughtyOne

I will defend my family at home, there is no compromise on that.


18 posted on 06/08/2022 5:09:18 PM PDT by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Since when has any law stopped anyone?


19 posted on 06/08/2022 5:12:18 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: GrumpyOldGuy

I agree.

I think along the same lines.


20 posted on 06/08/2022 5:12:49 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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