First of all, why are Democrats pushing common-sense gun legislation they know Republicans will block? To put Republicans on record as opposing it, of course. After all, this is an election year, and voters have a right to know what they’re voting for. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX; photo at righ[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gun Control’
Biden’s gun proposals
Here’s what Biden wants to see from Congress: Ban assault weapons Ban high-capacity magazines Raise gun purchase age from 18 to 21 Repeal gun manufacturers’ lawsuit immunity Read story here. None of this will see the light of day, because Republicans — who consider books more dange[...]
June 2nd, 2022 - 2:26 pm § in Politics
GOP blames weak women, not guns, for school carnage
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), challenged by a Democrat to articulate what he’s willing to do to stop gun violence, replied: “I wouldn’t let teachers prop doors open. I would make sure that police are not discouraged from going in and saving children who are being assaulted while the assa[...]
Will America ever have gun control?
The Uvalde, Texas, school massacre “has reignited the debate over gun control in the US,” BBC says (here). “But realistically, it is unlikely to result in significant reform. The argument over guns has simply become too politically divisive and culturally entrenched to allow for me[...]
Congressman blames Congress for gun inaction
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), whose district includes Uvalde, blames Congress for inaction on guns. An NBC reporter questioned him about gun legislation the day after the Uvalde school massacre (story here) and got the following circular argument from a congressman who obviously doesn’t want to d[...]
Democrats should take any gun bill they can get
Something is better than nothing. This reasoning should guide Democratic leaders when they negotiate with Republicans on gun legislation. We all know what Republicans want: Unlimited access to guns of all types. But even they can’t ignore the public backlash from the latest school shooting (t[...]
May 25th, 2022 - 6:45 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
The Texas governor’s cheap talk about gun tragedies
“Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooter had a ‘mental health challenge’ and the state needed to ‘do a better job with mental health’ — yet in April he slashed $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs,” NBC New[...]
The GOP’s plan to prevent mass shootings
More prayer. Their one-page legislative program is reproduced below. This post is short because there’s nothing else to report from their side of the aisle. For a sampling of Republican lawmakers’ anguished tweets following the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre go here. Finally, to those wh[...]
May 24th, 2022 - 10:21 pm § in Politics
Republicans angry at Democrats’ response to Texas school massacre
Within the last 10 days, two 18-year-old madmen have killed 12 adults and 19 children with assault rifles. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott, a Republican, urged “all Texans to come together.” But do something about guns? No. (Yahoo News story here.) Instead of being up in arms over the massacre, [...]
April 17th, 2022 - 2:46 pm § in News Media, Politics
Another shooting, another GOP rant without solutions
Forgive me for yawning; I can’t help it. This is getting tiresome. As you know, a 62-year-old drifter wounded 10 people on a New York City subway last week. Police quickly arrested him, and we know he has a dozen prior misdemeanor arrests. He’s almost certainly mentally ill, but was able[...]