Assault-weapons ban nixed from bill

[Kraven251]

The problem is that like in the movie Inception, the idea has been planted in the brains of the masses that guns are bad and they need to be banned. No coincidence either, as this is a well planned strategy on the anti-gunners part. That want to see how hard they can poke the bear before it bites back. Another mass shooting will happen, Feinstein, Bloomberg, the media and their cronies will say "I told you so", more and more folks will start to believe the idea that "guns are bad" and need to be banned and more and more anti-gun legislation is passed.
Unfortunately, I think this will ultimately play out in one of two ugly scenarios: A) the anti-gunners will continue this process of death by a thousand cuts until we've bled out or B) citizens revolt

The idea has always been there, it has just been beat down by common sense and civil discourse. This is the age of the internet and mass distributed misinformation. Many of us have been hung up on crazy things like ethics and the truth, which in this age gives us the upperhand morally, but significantly impedes our ability to fight the media juggernaut.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Check it out people. Were not out of the woods yet, but some good news for sure!!

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2...id=msnhp&pos=1

[mrghost]

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Yup, they're definitely still going to go after mag limits at the very least.

[osok-308]

At least there is some good news in the midst of all this crap.

[Kraven251]

If they go National Mag Limit, it is a win. It will get challenged and die. All that does is cost organizations like the NRA a whole bunch of money, and hurts the firearm manufacturers for a couple years.

It won't hold up, but it will inconvenience.

[davsel]

Not good news.
It will still be in there. This is just a political maneuver to ensure the bill gets debated on the floor.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-...s-ban-for-now/

Citing the minimal support for legislation that would ban assault weapons, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said today that he would leave the proposal out of the gun violence bill he'll bring to the Senate floor. Instead, the assault weapons ban will be offered as an amendment to the bill, along with several other less popular ideas.

"I have said time and time again I want people to have the ability to vote on assault weapons, mental health, safety in schools, federal trafficking, clips -- everything," Reid told reporters this afternoon. "But I cannot do that until I get a bill on the floor."

Reid explained that he'll need to find a bill to bring to the Senate floor that has at least 60 votes of support -- enough to bypass a Republican filibuster and start debate. Once debate has started on that bill, the Senate can vote on amendments, such as the assault weapons ban authored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

[streetglideok]

Doesn't shock me. If I recall, didn't the 1994 ban come in as an amendment then too? The real crisis will be the house. Will the republicans hold strong and block it, or not?

[robertcolorado2009]

The R's will hold strong on this. This will not pass even as an amendment. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ya gotta believe we have SOME sanity somewhere.

[Rust_shackleford]

Don't celebrate yet. You will see universal back ground checks and an end to private sales among other things coming at you soon