My Senators co-sponsored the Assault Weapons Ban bill...did yours?

[brooklynite]

[Glamrock]

1. Fuck no!

But, he's a Dem in Indiana. He's got a tough run in '18....

[LeftInTX]

2. Just what am I supposed to do about Cruz and Cornyn?

Are you trying to make me feel bad?
Do you know how often I have been to see those clowns?
Do you know that I'm not going to vote for them?

[yallerdawg]

46. I got Shelby and Strange.

Some people don't understand a lot of us are LIVING the Democratic underground!

[fierywoman]

3. Yes: Murray.

[MFM008]

38. Wonder why

Maria didnt?

[fierywoman]

48. No idea. I think I read something about how they'd've had many more sponsors if

they'd've put the call out.

[Stuart G]

4. I am lucky, both of mine did..

[Bleacher Creature]

5. Yes, they both did!

Cardin and Van Hollen.

[murielm99]

6. Both of my Illinois senators are in there.

[justhanginon]

54. As I would expect. We have two great senators!

[murielm99]

55. It is worth reminding people

that Tammy is military. She is a wounded veteran, and she knows about firearms and combat. She understands, better than most people, what guns can do.

I live in the country. We have guns. I am not in favor of taking everyone's guns, but FFS! We need to control this rage and carnage.

[ProudLib72]

7. Nope

We need our guns in CO. There's a deer problem at Century Theater in Aurora and Walmart in Thornton!

[denbot]

8. One, DiFi was a no show.. n/t

[denbot]

11. She is running.

I would like to see a more progressive Democratic challenger.

[Demsrule86]

17. I would not and there is a 'challanger' who is now dead to me as is those organizations

who are supporting this ill advised challenge. In the age of Trump spend money to turn GOP seats blue...leave Democrats alone...the Senate is tough this year and we don't need this shit.

[VermontKevin]

33. She is the first name listed.

[brooklynite]

12. Feinstein was the first name listed

[Madam45for2923]

22. LOL!

[denbot]

45. Missed it.

I went down the list, and found Carmella’s name, but no other grouped next to it. My bad.

[VermontKevin]

32. She is literally the FIRST SENATOR NAMED.

[MrsCoffee]

42. Did you try to summon her with candles and gospel music?

She may have been a no show for you, but she is the one who introduced the bill. Did you read her statement in the OP?

[OliverQ]

10. Both of my Senators sponsored it.

[HAB911]

13. LOL, Unresponsive senator

Letter to the editor today Re: Marco Rubio

Recently, I called the toll-free telephone number provided on Sen. Marco Rubio’s website for constituents in the Tampa Bay area since he does not have an office here. The phone rang and rang — no voicemail came on, let alone a real person. I wanted to ask the senator to take action to prevent the sale of military-style weapons in light of the mass murder at the Baptist church in Texas. I wonder why I am even wasting my time. Our senator is not interested in my opinion. I am not a member of the wealthy donor class that he and far too many of politicians bow down to.

SH, Land O'Lakes FL

[meow2u3]

14. Thank you, Sen. Casey

for cosponsoring the ban on combat weapons on our streets.



Thanks for nothing but more bloodbaths, Sen. Toomey.

[Demsrule86]

15. You mean Dianne Feinstein...that senior Democrat that the left left has decided to primary...

imagine that...I wonder if a newbie could do this...doubtful...guess experience has it's pluses. Here is hoping the 'primary' challenger sinks into oblivion after the primary.

[Demsrule86]

24. You want the bill to fail? Wow just wow...well a newbie doesn't have the clout...but Dianne will

win easily...just such a waste of time and resources...I have noted all organizations involved in primaries or those who screwed Democrats and...they get nothing...those they run will never get my vote for any job either.

[Bettie]

16. Without even checking I can say

nope, they did not.

Grassley and Earnst...not a chance.

[Hortensis]

18. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue of Georgia

Isakson: "I firmly believe that we do not need more gun control in America; rather we need more criminal control. Therefore, I support instant background checks on all retail sales of guns to prevent convicted felons from obtaining them, but I do not support waiting periods or the registration of any firearm."

Perdue's a weasel who repeatedly makes Isakson seem as if he'd be honest with voters if only he could be. (No Republican today can, of course.) No statement about gun control ("Second Amendment&quot on Perdue's site, big "no" to the OP here. He and Isakson both voted to cancel Obama's rule requiring the Soc Sec Admin to report recipients of mental health disability benefits to the FBI for background checks. And that's an extremist position, no matter how many Repubs voted for it.

[aikoaiko]

19. Well - that seals the deal. No new gun control in 2017

As long as Democrats push gun bans, there will never be compromise.

Sometimes I don't think the Democratic legislators have been paying attention to every failed gun control legislation since 1994.

Regardless I'm against useless AWBs that only serve to make Democratic gun restrictionists feel good, rile up the RKBA crowd, and not do much to stop or reduce mass shootings.

[Demsrule86]

25. There needs to be a ban on automatic weapons, bump stocks and high capacity magazines period.

No individual should have those things.

[ClarendonDem]

39. Automatic weapons are basically banned

And are almost never used in a crime. Bump stock bans are probably doable but may not make much difference. High capacity magazine bans seem arbitrary to me - what capacity is ok and what is too many?

[hunter]

41. Two bullets. Two shotgun shells.

With a reload that requires some manual dexterity.

Nope, not even your favorite revolver.

Melt it down:



That's my answer.

Gun fetishes are disgusting.

[ClarendonDem]

52. Ok

Disagree, and would actively oppose any such measures. I’d propose a 15 round limit for handguns and 30 for semiautomatic rifles

[Demsrule86]

43. All of the above were used in recent mass murders...

No need for individuals to have high capacity magazines...no idea what it should be... but not what it is now.

[Lurks Often]

26. I wonder how badly this will hurt us in the 2018 elections

Among the states that have voters that likely would be considered against gun control are FL, ME, IN, MO, MT, ND, OH, PA, WV & WI, all of which have Democrats up for reelection in Senate races next year.

The bill is going nowhere in the Senate and I would be extremely surprised if at least some of the current Democratic Senators from the above seats refuse to vote for the AWB bill being pushed by Senators that don't have to worry about losing their seat next year.

[Demsrule86]

44. In VA the divide was 48 to 48 so some should rethink this. Because maybe not this time but next

a pro-regulation candidate might just take them out in a primary.

[LanternWaste]

56. Good ideas and Popular Ideas are two wholly different concepts. This should elude you no longer

Good ideas are rarely popular ideas.

Hence, Pet Rocks, Mood Rings and the biased, unsupported and inaccurate sentiment of "...serve to make Democratic gun restrictions feel good" when one's sacred cow (or tin god-- your choice) is being discussed.

Good ideas and Popular Ideas are two wholly different concepts. This should elude you no longer, as it so often has in past posts or yours.

Good luck!

[bullwinkle428]

21. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley? Of course the fuck not!

[mamas]

23. Yes! But only one. Cardin, where are you?

[lunasun]

27. Yes both of them -IL

[Dem_4_Life]

28. Without checking I can say Hell No they didn't

Cruz and Cornyn never will.

[sl8]

29. Image in OP doesn't list Sen. Sanders as a co-sponsor, but Congress.gov does:

From https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2095/cosponsors?q=%7B"search"%3A%5B"Assault+weapons"%5D%7D&r=1 :

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]* 11/08/2017
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]* 11/08/2017

[ClarendonDem]

40. None from Virginia

But this is a gun-friendly state

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Yes. Both Of Them

Durbin and Duckworth. Hey, first time i noticed our Senators are the D&D show!

[sl8]

31. Links:

Link to bill (S.2095) at congress.gov:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2095?q=%7B"search"%3A%5B"Assault+weapons"%5D%7D&r=1

( Text of bill not yet available at congress.gov)



PDF of submitted bill, per Sen. Feinstein's website:

https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/f/d/fdca734c-4855-49f3-aa1d-2ed02e791d6d/E5ECBD1B1D722D5C4AEDAEBB6276AB36.awb-bill-text.pdf

[Calculating]

34. This is just gonna hurt dems and accomplish nothing

AWB's are mostly an empty feel-good solution. Unless you take it a step further and ban ALL semi-autos it won't matter. The next shooter would just use a semi-auto like the M1a or Mini14 without those 'scary' assault weapon features like pistol grips and cause just as much carnage. How about fixing the problems with the background check system which allowed the church shooter to buy his gun to begin with. That guy should NOT have been able to buy a gun, and probably shouldn't have even been out with the population. Should have gotten a good prison term after beating up his baby.

[Lurker Deluxe]

36. exactly

I was reading the bill and it exempts, specifically, the Ruger mini 14.

APPENDIX A—FIREARMS EXEMPTED BY THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN OF 2017

‘‘Ruger Mini-14 (w/o folding or telescoping
18 stock or pistol grip)

http://www.ruger.com/products/mini14RanchRifle/models.html

THEIR SHORT BARRELS AND OVERALL SHORT LENGTH MAKE THEM FAVORITES IN ANY APPLICATION WHERE MANEUVERABILITY AND EASE OF HANDLING ARE PRIORITIES.

But .. specifically bans the Ruger SR-556

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr556TD/models.html

The difference between these two weapons is cosmetic, at best ... the mini is the better weapon. Both can be chambered in the same caliber, and with a few $100s in adds will look very similar. Why is the mini not as popular as the SR-556? Cost. So this bill pretty much says you can still kill the fuck out of people, you will just have to spend about $400 more to do it.

[Kaleva]

51. You don't have to ban all semiautomatics

Semiautomatic rifles and carbines that fire pistol rounds and intermediate cartridges are what bad guys favor

[crazycatlady]

35. mine have

[smirkymonkey]

37. Yes, Both Warren and Markey.

MA is serious about this. Just passed a law outlawing bump stocks and even our Republican governor signed it.

[jmg257]

47. Yep - gotta wonder how many are flying off the shelves now!?

[Kaleva]

49. Neither and both are Dems

Stabenow and Peters.

[DVRacer]

50. Something like this could stall out gains in 2018

I sit here in Oklahoma where we have made gains flipping state districts blue. Something like this will bring division we don’t need. Also it has the added benefit of not really accomplishing anything significant. We are a few weeks away from deer rifle season and many people here use AR15 style rifles for that. I know I use an AR10 a more powerful variation myself. My previous weapon was a Remington 7400 chambered in .308 and other than the stock functioned identically yet one is more comfortable but “scary looking” I also have used a M1 again works the same but the only difference is appearance.

[ClarendonDem]

53. Yep

Almost certainly won’t pass and not at all popular in states we need to win/hold
like Missouri and North Dakota. I can already see the ads attacking politicians like McCaskill and Heitkamp for wanting to take your guns, even if they aren’t sponsors of the bill.