Posted on 05/02/2013 10:33:42 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday during a trip to Mexico to continue pushing for new, tighter gun control rules in the United States, saying his proposals’ recent defeat in Congress was “just the first round.”
Speaking following a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, whose country has been ravaged by gang violence supported in part by gun trafficking into Mexico, Obama vowed to return to the issue of gun control in the United States.
“The last time we had major gun legislation, it took 6, 7, 8 tries to get passed,” Obama said at a press conference following his meeting with the Mexican president. “Things happen somewhat slowly in Washington, but this is just the first round.”
Democratic leaders in the Senate were forced to shelve a bipartisan proposal expanding background checks for firearms sold online and at gun shows when it failed to receive the requisite 60 votes to survive a filibuster threat. The measure’s Democratic proposal, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, has vowed to fight to bring that proposal back up for another vote.
And in an article published Wednesday, the proposal’s Republican author, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, suggested that politics were afoot in many GOP senators’ decision to oppose the package.
“There were some on my side who did not want to be seen helping the president do something he wanted to get done, just because the president wanted to do it," Toomey told local newspaper editors.
Congress is away from Washington this week for a scheduled recess, but the issue of guns has followed members back to their states and their districts. Gun control advocates have aired ads targeting key senators for their votes in their respective states, and Democratic groups have trailed New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte throughout her state this week to put public pressure on the first-term senator for her vote during public town hall meetings.
The president and his allies are relying on the fact that public opinion is largely on their side when it comes to the specific gun proposals being floated by the administration.
“When you've got 90 percent of the American people supporting the initiatives that we put forward … I believe that eventually we're going to get that done, and I'm going to keep on trying,” he said.
Where does Obama get the percentages from..90 percent of Americans agree with him..does he get these numbers out of his ass or does he just poll the idiots who watch MSNBC..very small poll by the way, they could only poll 4 people since that is MSNBC’s viewrship
How’s gun control working out in Mehico, “Buttstain”?
No. That was the only round, unless you’re an idiot, and you want your people to vote for even more unpopular garbage that won’t pass anyway.
Yo,bambi, is this like that 57states junk? Seems to me you have far less support, more like about 44% or less from what I hear.
8 tries? I say we limit him to a 2 round capacity.
>> .90 percent of Americans agree with him
Spoken like a true dictator.
So you’re gonna take more shots at us?
Bring it punk.
You ain’t ever gonna have enough votes so long as the shelves are empty of ammunition and arms.
Proposal of Amendment 28 to the Constitution of the United States. “Effective on xx/xx/xx the 2nd amendment of the Bill of Rights is null and void. Effective on xx/xx/xx it will be unlawful for any private citizens to own any firearms for any purpose. Any and all privately owned firearms will be surrendered to the local law enforcement agency for disposal by xx/xx/xx.” Get the constitutional requirements to do this and it’s a done deal. If you can’t meet the requirements, from that point forward you will STFU and NEVER bring it up again. So, sack up you radical left wing extremist demokkkrat scumbag socialists. That’s your ultimate goal so quit pussyfootin’ around.
So, he is “reloading”??
I’d pay good money to see that moron in a ring.
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
“I’m going to keep on trying,” he said.
Keep those ducks coming, O Lame One, and we’ll keep knocking ‘em down.
Now—go away, son, you, I say—go away, I say, you bother me boy.
Like a mosquito, always buzzin’.
yeah I notice that Obama loves making up poll numbers that benefit him
Start hammering your reps via email and phone.
LOL.
Were I a man, I’d volunteer!
I’d love to knock the snot out of him.
Thanks for sharing this.
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