Posted on 06/20/2022 5:48:37 PM PDT by RandFan
Senate lawmakers finalized negotiations on bipartisan gun and school safety legislation Monday, with the bill text expected to be made public as soon as lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday.
Lawmakers at the heart of the negotiations say a deal was clinched after Democrats made concessions to bring wary Republicans on board. Democrats compromised on incentives for states to adopt red-flag laws and the broadening of restrictions on gun ownership for people accused or convicted of domestic violence.
“I’m confident that there’s serious negotiation that [are] very close,” President Biden told reporters while vacationing at his oceanside home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
The turnaround marks a significant change from where the negotiations stood last week. Lawmakers departed Washington on Thursday frustrated that the deal was mired in the weeds.
“Indecision and delay jeopardize the likelihood of a bill because you can’t write what is undecided and without a bill, there is nothing to vote on,” said Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican involved in the negotiations. “It’s fish or cut bait.”
Lawmakers notably were divided over whether federal subsidies should be provided equally for states with and without red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat. Republicans argued that since some states would never pass such legislation, the proposal should make money eligible for alternative programs such as crisis intervention.
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Civil War II in three, two, one....
Translation: Rinos caved.
The Devil is in the details, as always. Red Flag 101: If you own a gun, you are clearly deranged and must not be allowed to have one.
Bush League Republicans can always be counted on to be Assistant Democrats.
Red Flag Laws need to be focused on arresting fascist, commie Marxists in Congress.
Democrats did not give an inch on radical lefty agenda.
This has the stench of Lindsay Graham..
Coryn is a piece of excrement, how did he rise to be a senator?
Doc: “Do you have any firearms”?
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Cuck faggotry…
Indeed.
Insider play. Somehow connected to a powerful family, and put on a groomed track.
He's an open borders fellow all the way back.
The devil really will be in the details. In Philadelphia, when you go through a divorce, the first thing the divorce lawyers tell you to do is to apply for a protection order against your ex, because it makes them look bad in front of the court. You don’t need to say why you need it, and it is automatically granted. The proposed bill sounds like all that is needed to confiscate firearms is the protection order filed against you. Good luck to all of those of us going through divorces.
Congress is like a septic tank ... the big chunks float to the top.
Dumbest federal holiday ever. Hey you were freed years ago so I’m here to remind you again federal holiday.
Me: “I consider that question a boundary violation. Would you care to explain where that came from?”
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!!!
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