Democrats Plan to Pursue Most Aggressive Gun-Control Legislation in Decades

[babylonsister]

Democrats Plan to Pursue Most Aggressive Gun-Control Legislation in Decades
Focus spurred by an incoming class of lawmakers with ‘F’ NRA ratings who campaigned on the issue
By Reid J. Epstein
Updated Nov. 9, 2018 3:02 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON—Democrats say they will pass the most aggressive gun-control legislation in decades when they become the House majority in January, plans they renewed this week in the aftermath of a mass killing in a California bar.

Their efforts will be spurred by an incoming class of pro-gun-control lawmakers who scored big in Tuesday’s midterm elections, although any measure would likely meet stiff resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate.

Democrats ousted at least 15 House Republicans with “A” National Rifle Association ratings, while the candidates elected to replace them all scored an “F” NRA rating.

“This new majority is not going to be afraid of our shadow,” said Mike Thompson, a California Democrat who is chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. “We know that we’ve been elected to do a job, and we’re going to do it.”

Mr. Thompson, who represents a district in the Napa Valley north of San Francisco, said he plans to introduce legislation mandating universal background checks in the opening weeks of the new Congress.

The gun-control movement’s evolution was evident this week following news that a dozen people had been killed Thursday at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

While in the past there were calls for time to mourn victims following mass shootings, this week advocates reacted instead with a call for new legislation.

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[Loki Liesmith]

1. Since exurbs are gone forever

This probably won’t hurt.

[BootinUp]

2. Sounds like a fruitless stunt.

I’d rather they actually accomplish something.

[HopeAgain]

3. Sounds like a gun hugger

[BootinUp]

6. Wrong. Nt

[babylonsister]

4. Huh? Why fruitless? We have to start somewhere.

Where would that be?

[BootinUp]

7. They shouldn't frame it as the most aggressive ever, thereby

Giving the pukes a reason to reject it out of hand.

[boston bean]

9. We need to pass a ton of bills. Put the asshats on the defensive.

Give us the real goods to talk about and say those fuckers are what stopped it.


We should pass single payer in the house too. Inmigration as well and probably hundreds more.

And in the background investigate the asswipes.

[JonLP24]

5. It's time

[octoberlib]

8. They'll never get it through the Senate but

thanks for trying.

[spanone]

10. K&R...

[Mr. Ected]

11. FOX will call it "Pelosi's Purge" and the base will go apeshit

And that Civil War the Russians are preparing us for will be off to the races.

Let em. Fuck em. Tired of the Pukes setting the narrative and demonizing our party. We represent the majority interest in this country. We should do so proudly and without giving a damn what the opposition- or media- have to say about it.