How would you get that out of what I'm saying? Did you not see the huge bold quotes I posted? Granted I don't trust the media, but I'm just going on what the article said.
How would you get that out of what I'm saying? Did you not see the huge bold quotes I posted? Granted I don't trust the media, but I'm just going on what the article said.
Just called his Washington office and was told that Senator Coburn is working to "improve" background checks and he will make sure that registration never happens. I replied that this would set the stage for registration by Executive Order once it is apparent that expanded background checks are not working. I was told that was impossible because it is illegal for the President to do this. I told her that the President has done other illegal acts like violating the property rights of GM bondholders and gotten away with it because he controls the Justice Department. She didn't have a come back for that.
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Thank you for calling Coburn. We all need to be doing that.
One thing to tell Coburn's aides is that the lefties will provide a narrow definition of what registration is, and then create all sorts of gun safety databases, all the while claiming it is NOT REGISTRATION.
For example, the lefties can claim that registration is defined as a "federal level database that ties gun owners to their firearms."
Then, they can issue policy directives that mandate that all sellers maintain records of sales and produce them on demand. This is not a federal level database and hence is not registration the way they define it.
and this can go on.....
In a year or so we will have registration, while they will keep saying " We are against registration, but....."
Just like they are saying "We are for 2A, but......."
see the article below for what is going on right now:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/25/obama-gun-control_n_2761488.html?
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Because they forget their place in the grand scheme of things. I would propose that a Constitutional review be required for every bill introduced on Capitol Hill, before they're even allowed to go to committee.
I'd be happy if everyone voting on a bill was required to read the darn thing first.
The only way to enforce this would be to make each and every one of them sit in front of a video camera and record them reading each bill out loud in the entirety with a three man panel asking them questions as it goes to ensure they comprehend what they have read. Failure to read the bill out loud, or failure to pass the pop quiz's would result in losing their job.
I firmly believe there are laws passed all the time that are so complex and long that not one in one hundred congress critters have even skimmed the whole thing much less read it.
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http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213403-gun-control-efforts-hit-senate-snag?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1
Gun control efforts hit Senate snag
By Kasie Hunt, Political Reporter, NBC News
Disagreement over details of how universal background checks track firearm purchases in the United States has halted momentum on further legislation, dimming -- for now -- prospects that Congress will pass major new gun laws in the wake of the Newtown shootings.
Senate Democrats negotiating a bill to require all gun buyers to get a background check have abandoned discussions with GOP Sen. Tom Coburn, leaving the legislation -- at least for now -- without backing from a pro-gun Republican.
That means a key Senate committee will start discussing and voting on gun laws Thursday morning without a workable, bipartisan version of what's become the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's proposed package of new gun laws.
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And it will make it harder to convince a wide swath of GOP senators that it's politically safe to back any major new requirements or restrictions on gun sales.
The blow for gun control advocates comes on a day that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared at the Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Ariz., where she was shot in the head in 2011 as she met with constituents.
"Be bold. Be courageous. Please support background checks. Thank you very much," were all the words Giffords could muster as she stood at a podium with husband Mark Kelly. Her new political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is running ads in Arizona and Iowa pushing senators to vote for expanded background checks.
Sen. Lindsey Graham holds a press briefing on Wednesday to stress the importance of keeping guns out of the hands of mentally disturbed individuals.
Coburn, who carries an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association, has been negotiating with Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin on a bill that would require all gun buyers to get a background check. Under current law, Americans only have to get a background check if they're buying a gun from a licensed dealer.
A Schumer aide on Wednesday said that lines of communication with Coburn are still open -- but that the senators can't agree on whether private gun sellers should be required to keep records of gun sales.
As a result, Schumer has started aggressively looking for other pro-gun Republicans to sponsor the legislation. Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois has already signed on; as negotiations with Coburn have continued, Schumer has shared potential compromise language with Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake and Susan Collins.
Having an NRA A-rated senator on board would lend political cover to other Republicans to vote in favor of expanding background checks; that's why Coburn was such a promising partner in negotiations. Without him, it's unclear if another Republican would step forward -- and even Senate Democrats are wary of pushing hard on gun legislation if it wouldn't get overwhelming support.
The developments also will leave the Senate Judiciary Committee -- meeting Thursday morning to consider four gun bills -- to "mark up" and vote on an old version of the background check bill. Schumer introduced the bill in the last Congress, and the full Senate will likely never vote on the language it will include.
Senate Democratic aides say they expect the Senate to consider gun legislation on the floor during the first week in April.
At Thursday's markup, much of the Republican ire is likely to be directed at the assault weapons ban, sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Democratic aides expect that a gun trafficking bill with bipartisan support will pass through the committee relatively quickly. Senators will also consider a school safety measure.
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213403-gun-control-efforts-hit-senate-snag?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1
Gun control efforts hit Senate snag
By Kasie Hunt, Political Reporter, NBC News
Disagreement over details of how universal background checks track firearm purchases in the United States has halted momentum on further legislation, dimming -- for now -- prospects that Congress will pass major new gun laws in the wake of the Newtown shootings.
Senate Democrats negotiating a bill to require all gun buyers to get a background check have abandoned discussions with GOP Sen. Tom Coburn, leaving the legislation -- at least for now -- without backing from a pro-gun Republican.
That means a key Senate committee will start discussing and voting on gun laws Thursday morning without a workable, bipartisan version of what's become the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's proposed package of new gun laws.
Advertise | AdChoices
And it will make it harder to convince a wide swath of GOP senators that it's politically safe to back any major new requirements or restrictions on gun sales.
The blow for gun control advocates comes on a day that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared at the Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Ariz., where she was shot in the head in 2011 as she met with constituents.
"Be bold. Be courageous. Please support background checks. Thank you very much," were all the words Giffords could muster as she stood at a podium with husband Mark Kelly. Her new political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is running ads in Arizona and Iowa pushing senators to vote for expanded background checks.
Sen. Lindsey Graham holds a press briefing on Wednesday to stress the importance of keeping guns out of the hands of mentally disturbed individuals.
Coburn, who carries an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association, has been negotiating with Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin on a bill that would require all gun buyers to get a background check. Under current law, Americans only have to get a background check if they're buying a gun from a licensed dealer.
A Schumer aide on Wednesday said that lines of communication with Coburn are still open -- but that the senators can't agree on whether private gun sellers should be required to keep records of gun sales.
As a result, Schumer has started aggressively looking for other pro-gun Republicans to sponsor the legislation. Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois has already signed on; as negotiations with Coburn have continued, Schumer has shared potential compromise language with Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake and Susan Collins.
Having an NRA A-rated senator on board would lend political cover to other Republicans to vote in favor of expanding background checks; that's why Coburn was such a promising partner in negotiations. Without him, it's unclear if another Republican would step forward -- and even Senate Democrats are wary of pushing hard on gun legislation if it wouldn't get overwhelming support.
The developments also will leave the Senate Judiciary Committee -- meeting Thursday morning to consider four gun bills -- to "mark up" and vote on an old version of the background check bill. Schumer introduced the bill in the last Congress, and the full Senate will likely never vote on the language it will include.
Senate Democratic aides say they expect the Senate to consider gun legislation on the floor during the first week in April.
At Thursday's markup, much of the Republican ire is likely to be directed at the assault weapons ban, sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Democratic aides expect that a gun trafficking bill with bipartisan support will pass through the committee relatively quickly. Senators will also consider a school safety measure.
This is encouraging. I am planning to call Coburn's DC office today to express encouragement that he is doing the right thing in keeping us free.
PLease consider doing so as well.
I just heard that Sen. Coburn in not coming back to Oklahoma after he is through in Congress. That may explain his actions. I was talking with a freind who works in DC. He says its common knowledge there.
I hope he is wrong.
I hope he is wrong.
Why would he come back here and get tarred and feathered, when he can stay there and get richer?
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