You go Dems! Brian Fallon:
"With this filibuster, @ChrisMurphyCT and @SenateDems are channeling a nation's grief into a call to action. So damn impressive #Enough"
https://twitter.com/brianefallon/status/743276904904560640
It was impressive and it seems that this may finally be the time when the GOP is a little defensive on their recalictrance on guns. Even Trump-for what it's worth-says he met with the NRA to make sure people on a terrorist watchlist can't acquire guns.
Hillary welcomed him to the fight:
"Hillary Clinton Welcomes Donald Trump To The Cause Of Gun Control
She had some choice words for the NRA, too."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-no-fly-list_us_5761701de4b09c926cfdb674?section=
So the Senate Dems filibustered for 15 hours-and got results.
"Senate Democrats wrapped up a nearly fifteen-hour filibuster on gun control in the early hours of Thursday morning after GOP leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two measures."
"Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), who spearheaded the filibuster, announced on Twitter that the Senate will hold votes on banning people on the terrorist watch list from obtaining firearms licenses and on expanding background checks to gun shows and Internet sales."
"The filibuster came in the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history over the weekend, where 49 were killed and 53 wounded at an Orlando, Florida gay club. Gunman Omar Mateen legally purchased the firearms used in the shooting though he’d been investigated by the FBI and was once included on the terror watch list."
"But Murphy’s filibuster had its roots in earlier mass killings that Democratic leaders argued made a clear case for stronger federal gun laws."
"What unites all of these shootings, from Littleton to Aurora, to Newtown, to Blacksburg to Orlando, is that the weapon of choice in every case is a gun—often a very powerful gun, an AR-15 or an AR-15-style gun that was designed for the military, for law enforcement to kill as many people as quickly as possible," Murphy said, according to NBC.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/senate-democrats-end-filibuster-gun-control-gop-agrees-votes
Indeed. I had to laugh the other day when I saw more conservatives claiming that there was this epidemic of stabbings in the UK-as people can't own guns there.
Even if this were true, you can do a lot less harm-in terms of numbers. You're not going to walk into a night club and stab over 100 people while killing 50 with a knife.
"The Connecticut senator invoked the mass shooting of 20 children and six teachers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in his home state to shame his fellow legislators for their lack of action."
“I've had enough. I've had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocents, and I've had enough of inaction in this body," Murphy said when he kicked off the filibuster at 11:21 am on Wednesday.
"The legislation on barring the sale of guns and explosives to people it suspects of being terrorists was first proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) one day after a couple killed 14 at an office holiday party in San Bernardino, California."
"According to Murphy, both Feinstein’s amendment, which was rejected in December, and the amendment on universal background checks will now come up for votes."
"Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) were among the 38 Democrats who joined Murphy on the Senate floor to voice support for stricter gun control regulations."
"At least put your hand up for a vote that will begin, just begin the long journey to rectify a substantial national problem that takes 33,000 people every year," Casey said, according to NBC. "All we're asking for is a start."
By the way, Chris Murphy is the guy, Bernie doesn't want to have a role at the Democratic party convention. As Jamil Smith noted, Bernie was nowhere to be found yesterday.
But then he got elected first to the House by promising not to ban assault weapons.
As Jamil Smith observed, he was nowhere near his allegedly fellow Democrats in one of their finest moments yesterday.
https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/743220061784150016
Too busy trying to take out Establishment candidates-ignoring the fact that what makes you Establishment is a lot of people voted for you as Harry Enten pointed out.
Ok, enough Bernie. I don't talk about him much anymore but it's bad optics that he failed to show up here. Doesn't exactly give us confidence that he's on Team Democrat, much less that he gets it on gun control. He never has and it seems he still doesn't.
As Jamil Smith says, it's shocking it takes a filibuster to even have a vote after the worst mass shooting in our nation's history. As Smith also says, the two votes the Dems did secure are just the start of what is needed.
"It’s a relief to hear @ChrisMurphyCT repeatedly acknowledging that the two votes they secured are an insufficient response. This is a start."
"With this filibuster, @ChrisMurphyCT and @SenateDems are channeling a nation's grief into a call to action. So damn impressive #Enough"
https://twitter.com/brianefallon/status/743276904904560640
It was impressive and it seems that this may finally be the time when the GOP is a little defensive on their recalictrance on guns. Even Trump-for what it's worth-says he met with the NRA to make sure people on a terrorist watchlist can't acquire guns.
Hillary welcomed him to the fight:
"Hillary Clinton Welcomes Donald Trump To The Cause Of Gun Control
She had some choice words for the NRA, too."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-no-fly-list_us_5761701de4b09c926cfdb674?section=
So the Senate Dems filibustered for 15 hours-and got results.
"Senate Democrats wrapped up a nearly fifteen-hour filibuster on gun control in the early hours of Thursday morning after GOP leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two measures."
"Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), who spearheaded the filibuster, announced on Twitter that the Senate will hold votes on banning people on the terrorist watch list from obtaining firearms licenses and on expanding background checks to gun shows and Internet sales."
"The filibuster came in the wake of the worst mass shooting in US history over the weekend, where 49 were killed and 53 wounded at an Orlando, Florida gay club. Gunman Omar Mateen legally purchased the firearms used in the shooting though he’d been investigated by the FBI and was once included on the terror watch list."
"But Murphy’s filibuster had its roots in earlier mass killings that Democratic leaders argued made a clear case for stronger federal gun laws."
"What unites all of these shootings, from Littleton to Aurora, to Newtown, to Blacksburg to Orlando, is that the weapon of choice in every case is a gun—often a very powerful gun, an AR-15 or an AR-15-style gun that was designed for the military, for law enforcement to kill as many people as quickly as possible," Murphy said, according to NBC.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/senate-democrats-end-filibuster-gun-control-gop-agrees-votes
Indeed. I had to laugh the other day when I saw more conservatives claiming that there was this epidemic of stabbings in the UK-as people can't own guns there.
Even if this were true, you can do a lot less harm-in terms of numbers. You're not going to walk into a night club and stab over 100 people while killing 50 with a knife.
"The Connecticut senator invoked the mass shooting of 20 children and six teachers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in his home state to shame his fellow legislators for their lack of action."
“I've had enough. I've had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocents, and I've had enough of inaction in this body," Murphy said when he kicked off the filibuster at 11:21 am on Wednesday.
"The legislation on barring the sale of guns and explosives to people it suspects of being terrorists was first proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) one day after a couple killed 14 at an office holiday party in San Bernardino, California."
"According to Murphy, both Feinstein’s amendment, which was rejected in December, and the amendment on universal background checks will now come up for votes."
"Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) were among the 38 Democrats who joined Murphy on the Senate floor to voice support for stricter gun control regulations."
"At least put your hand up for a vote that will begin, just begin the long journey to rectify a substantial national problem that takes 33,000 people every year," Casey said, according to NBC. "All we're asking for is a start."
By the way, Chris Murphy is the guy, Bernie doesn't want to have a role at the Democratic party convention. As Jamil Smith noted, Bernie was nowhere to be found yesterday.
But then he got elected first to the House by promising not to ban assault weapons.
As Jamil Smith observed, he was nowhere near his allegedly fellow Democrats in one of their finest moments yesterday.
https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/743220061784150016
Too busy trying to take out Establishment candidates-ignoring the fact that what makes you Establishment is a lot of people voted for you as Harry Enten pointed out.
Ok, enough Bernie. I don't talk about him much anymore but it's bad optics that he failed to show up here. Doesn't exactly give us confidence that he's on Team Democrat, much less that he gets it on gun control. He never has and it seems he still doesn't.
As Jamil Smith says, it's shocking it takes a filibuster to even have a vote after the worst mass shooting in our nation's history. As Smith also says, the two votes the Dems did secure are just the start of what is needed.
"It’s a relief to hear @ChrisMurphyCT repeatedly acknowledging that the two votes they secured are an insufficient response. This is a start."
https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/743324259133456384
You always have to have a start.
What is a good sign, is the politics is changing at least a little bit. In the past, the Dems would never have been able to even get a vote.
It becomes harder and harder to justify the GOP idea that you can't bring a bottle of shampoo on a plane but you can bring an assault weapon.
P.S. Even the NRA is trying to seem constructive. They are saying that if someone's on a terrorist watchlist they can buy a gun but have to go through a waiting period where the FBI investigates.
So the NRA envisions a scenario where the FBI thoroughly investigates someone on a terrorist watchlist and then says 'Ok, here's your assault weapon, happy hunting?'
You always have to have a start.
What is a good sign, is the politics is changing at least a little bit. In the past, the Dems would never have been able to even get a vote.
It becomes harder and harder to justify the GOP idea that you can't bring a bottle of shampoo on a plane but you can bring an assault weapon.
P.S. Even the NRA is trying to seem constructive. They are saying that if someone's on a terrorist watchlist they can buy a gun but have to go through a waiting period where the FBI investigates.
So the NRA envisions a scenario where the FBI thoroughly investigates someone on a terrorist watchlist and then says 'Ok, here's your assault weapon, happy hunting?'
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