WHEN Mark Barden stood in the White House Rose Garden after the Senate’s miserable failure to pass universal background checks, he was joined by President Obama, who had a very grim face. It was a humiliating day for the Obama administration, with the NRA, extremists and cowards allowed to hold America hostage, while senators of [...]
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Joe Manchin: “We Will Not Get the Votes Today” [Video]
Perhaps helping explain Democrats’ problems, an AP-GfK poll this month showed that 49 percent of Americans support stricter gun laws. That was down from 58 percent who said so in January — a month after the December killings of 20 children and six aides at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school propelled gun violence into a [...]
NRA Poised to Defeat Manchin-Toomey and American Majority?
The National Rifle Association hasn’t budged, and it warned supporters of the compromise Senate bill — authored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) — that the group would remember their vote when they are next up for reelection. – Gun control bill in peril THE AMERICAN majority want background checks on [...]
Maryland Passes Strict Law Requiring Finger Prints for Gun Buyers, Ban on Magazines Over 10 Bullets
The Maryland House of Delegates passed what would be among the nation’s most restrictive gun-control measures Wednesday, voting to ratchet up the state’s already tough rules by requiring fingerprinting of gun buyers, new limits on firearm purchases by the mentally ill, and bans on assault weapons and on magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. [...]
Connecticut Legislators Pass “Sweeping,” “Toughest” Gun Laws
A little over three months ago, the mass shooting at Sandy Hooks Elementary School captured the attention of public and Electeds, and demands and promises for strong and sensible gun regulation were daily voiced. Since then, federal gun measures have sputtered and stalled in DC. But in Connecticut, state legislators have acted, passing what are [...]
John Lennon’s Glasses *Landmark Gun-Control Update*
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed landmark new gun laws on Wednesday expanding background checks on gun purchases and limiting the size of ammunition magazines, placing the traditionally firearm-friendly state among the handful to pass new restrictions in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Democratic governor defended the legislation in a press conference [...]
Obama SOTU Turns Emotional on Gun Safety “Deserve a Vote” Chant [Full Remarks]
“President Obama made clear tonight that he will continue fighting to create jobs, rebuild our economy, and strengthen America’s middle class. All of us should work together to reduce gun violence in our communities and invest in our future – in education, infrastructure, and research. We will need a balanced approach to our budget, one [...]
SOTU: Obamas Choose Survivors of Gun Massacres, Republicans Choose Chicken Hawk Ted Nugent Who Threatened Obama’s Life
“Obama is feeling his oats,” said Donald A. Baer, a former aide to President Bill Clinton and now the chief executive of the communications firm Burson-Marsteller. “I think he probably believes he was cautious and hemmed in by one thing or another in the first term, and he’s decided he’s going to do more of [...]
Media is Right to Be Pro Gun Safety
THE RIGHT-WING outfit Media Research Center is masquerading as an unbiased arbiter of what media should do, particularly on the gun safety and control debate. It’s laughable. What’s worse is that Brent Bozell’s outfit doesn’t understand that our media have a responsibility to the U.S. citizenry. They’d be woefully irresponsible to come out against universal [...]
Shame on Bill Clinton
“Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them,” Clinton said. “A lot of these people live in a world very different from the world lived in by the people proposing these things,” Clinton said. “I know because I come from this world.” – Bill Clinton to Democrats: [...]
Gov. Chris Christie Stands Out Again, Stands Up to NRA
“Don’t be dragging people’s children into this. “It’s wrong and I think it demeans them and it makes them less of a valid trusted source of information on the real issues that confront this debate.” – Gov. Chris Christie THE PICTURE above is the first time Gov. Chris Christie showed himself as not your average [...]
Obama’s Actions on Guns Laid Out, While Extremist Republicans Talk Impeachment
As President, I’m committed to doing my part. That’s why I signed 23 executive actions giving law enforcement, schools, mental health professionals, and the public health community the tools they need to help reduce gun violence. These actions ranged from strengthening our background check system, to helping schools hire more resource officers and counselors if [...]
Sean Hannity’s Mini Me, Mark Levin, Calls Gun Safety “Un-American” [Video]
THE GUY who basically owes his wingnut radio career to Sean Hannity doesn’t understand what President Obama is doing on gun safety. On Fox News Channel with Neil Cavuto, Levin called President Obama’s executive actions “un-American,” then cited fascism. It’s the fallback position of all right-wingers. It’s okay if you’re a Republican and use executive [...]
Top Story — Obama Moves Forward on New Gun Safety Measures *Updated*
A new federal assault weapons ban and background checks of all gun buyers, which President Obama is expected to propose on Wednesday, might have done little to prevent the massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month. The semiautomatic rifle that Adam Lanza used to shoot 20 schoolchildren and 6 adults complied with Connecticut’s assault weapons ban, [...]
Soulless NRA Ad Uses Obama’s Kids as Fodder
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ON A dedicated site called “Stand and Fight,” the N.R.A. is using the ad shown in the “Morning Joe” clip above to publicize their battle with President Obama and others on gun safety. The ad is running on the Sportsman Channel. The graphic [...]
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