Posted on Jun 22, 2022
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
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Senate negotiators have reached a final agreement on a narrow bipartisan gun safety bill that could become the first gun control measure to pass Congress in decades.
The legislation resulted from negotiations among 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats, and it is expected to have more than enough votes to overcome the 60-vote threshold to clear a filibuster in the Senate, which is divided 50-50 between the parties. House leaders are expected to quickly begin consideration of the bill and President Biden has encouraged Congress to pass the bill without delay.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have both announced support for the bill and both say they will vote for it.
"Our colleagues have put together a commonsense package of popular steps that will help make these horrifying incidents less likely while fully upholding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens," McConnell said in a statement.
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., spent several days racing to finish the legislation in time for the Senate to begin voting this week.
Senate negotiators have reached a final agreement on a narrow bipartisan gun safety bill that could become the first gun control measure to pass Congress in decades.
The legislation resulted from negotiations among 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats, and it is expected to have more than enough votes to overcome the 60-vote threshold to clear a filibuster in the Senate, which is divided 50-50 between the parties. House leaders are expected to quickly begin consideration of the bill and President Biden has encouraged Congress to pass the bill without delay.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have both announced support for the bill and both say they will vote for it.
"Our colleagues have put together a commonsense package of popular steps that will help make these horrifying incidents less likely while fully upholding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens," McConnell said in a statement.
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., spent several days racing to finish the legislation in time for the Senate to begin voting this week.
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
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I am son confused with this. We have several laws on the books yet they are not enforced. Goes back to the old saying that laws only affect law abiding citizens, criminals don't follow laws. Look at the news or google gun violence, what you will find is the areas with the strictest gun laws have the highest level of gun violence. How can that be? Does that mean that gun laws don't protect citizens?
It could be that I am not able to understand this, so would someone please explain to me how adding laws (which will not be enforced) is going to have any effect?
It could be that I am not able to understand this, so would someone please explain to me how adding laws (which will not be enforced) is going to have any effect?
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
If they are not followed and not enforced, they will do nothing. I have family members that should not have weapons. If it stops them I am all for it. I have a concealed carry permit which I have to renew every 5 years. It costs $40 initially and $22 for renewal. You have to have training to get a permit. I have no problem with those requirements and believe training for those with weapons should be required. Does that make me anti 2nd Amendment? Anti gun?
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Let us hope that this bill is not just a patch, but something substantial that everyone, regardless of political affiliation, can support without decimating OUR 2nd Amendment, PO1 William "Chip" Nagel... What say you?
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