Manchin pushes for his gun reform bill in wake of Buffalo mass shooting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday reiterated his support for legislation aimed at expanding gun background checks while also calling for “mental illness reform” in the wake of the weekend’s mass shooting in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo.

Manchin cited the bipartisan legislation he and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) first brought up years back when pressed by The Hill on Monday about recent calls made by lawmakers for gun reform in the days since the Saturday shooting, which left 10 people dead and three wounded.

“We can’t even get Manchin-Toomey, which didn’t violate anyone’s rights. It just said there should not be a commercial transaction unless there’s a background check,” Manchin said. “It’s the most, I think it’s the most agreed upon, it’s the most accepted in the country and we can’t even get that done.”

“So, I don’t even know what to expect. Are we going to another vote for the sake of taking a vote? Let’s do some mental illness reform. My goodness,” he said, before emphasizing he is “for Manchin-Toomey.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/manchin-pushes-gun-reform-bill-233120375.html

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Remember the dotard made it easier for the mentally ill to get guns.

[ificandream]

1. Will he finally support the end of the filibuster when his Repugh friends block it?

[ColinC]

11. If not, there's no point in even bringing it up unless we want to run into it

And honestly, we probably don't.

[Raven123]

2. Another case of for something before he votes against it, I'm sure

[BumRushDaShow]

3. "So, I don't even know what to expect. Are we going to another vote"

That's on HIM. HE needs 10 Republicans to go along in order to invoke cloture. Otherwise, because of him and Sinemea, even HIS bill will go nowhere.

If all 50 Demcrats vote for it including him, that leaves 49 Republicans who would normally vote no (with Teabagger Toomey being a single vote as a co-sponsor). Because. Reasons. He might be able to pull a handful of others, but the GOP is generally no-holds barred "2A RULEZ" folks.

[onecaliberal]

4. He knows it will be filibustered. That's why he's doing it. He's such a piece of shit.

[agingdem]

8. this is typical Manchin...a real stand-up guy..not

and this isn't the first time he's championed some kind of gun reform...after Sandy Hook he advocated for background checks knowing full well the measure would fail..in 2021 he refused to support two gun control bills the House had passed...Manchin's "push" for gun safety is nothing more than veneer...superficial but looks pretty...

[SouthernDem4ever]

18. Seriously, I don't give him any credence

He hasn't done anything to move forward needed legislation.

[agingdem]

19. He's the King of Grand Empty Gestures...

and every gesture destined to fail and he knows it...a compromised BBB sounds good until a Biden aide doesn't return his call or kiss his ass...he was all for voting rights except no filibuster carve out...codify Roe v Wade?...no can do, too broad for the riverboat captain...

[prodigitalson]

22. Bingo! nt

[Budi]

5. There's a long line of legislators who've objected to restrictng weapon checks

...& who voted in favor of the NRA, dating back to the Brady Bill.

Manchin was hardly the only problem.
Unfortunately those who repeatedly voted against the Brady Bill conditions, some as often as 5 times, gave the NRA the power they have now.

Bought, lobbied & secured that favor for the NRA.

[LoisB]

6. Joe, "Mental illness reform"??? How about some fu*king racism reform you jackass S.O.B.?

How about some real gun CONTROL?

[Demsrule86]

20. We could use some mental health reform. I have a daughter who has bipolar depression and

The mental health care is abysmal. I am not talking in terms of guns...but in general care in the US is awful.

[LoisB]

24. You are absolutely right. I just get so angry when politicians/pundits equate evil and hatred

with mental illness to justify an evil act. My daughter has paranoia. If we, as a country, spent more time/money on mental health care and less on weapons of war, we would be in a far better place.

[Demsrule86]

25. I agree and they have no intentions of fixing mental health...it is just a ruse.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. How does mental illness reform enter the Buffalo case?

He made threats the year before and it was cleared. No one monitored his online manifesto. Until he did the deed he didn't trip any mental illness wires. Manchin is just posturing, and living in the past.

[Javaman]

9. How about we cut a deal

He votes for ours we’ll vote for his

Quid pro qui for the psycho

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Wondering. He's fielding a third-rail topic that will just hurt Dems months before crucial midterm.

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Not sure of the purity of this bill.

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[Demsrule86]

21. This is not the time either before a midterm...you are right.

[DallasNE]

12. While The Buffalo Shooter

Did have mental illness that wasn't the primary cause in this massacre. Hate was. This kind of deflection is not helpful. And the message of hate just got a big boost today when Twitter, under Musk, allowed Trump back on the platform. Future to the back it is. Sweep hate under the rug and blame it all on mental illness.

[AZLD4Candidate]

13. Being a scumbag is not a mental illness, Joey.

I wish people would stop using mental illness as a cover-all for everyone a-hole that does this.

They aren't mentally ill. They are narcissistic a-holes.

[Emile]

14. What a ?!#@? joke! He knows that will not pass

without his Republican pals. Is this his way of laughing at the Democratic party?

[SallyHemmings]

15. It's long past time to ignore Manchin

He feeds off of being the center of attention.

Hopefully, we will replace Toomey in PA with a Democrat. It may be the beginning of rendering him irrelevant.

I don't fear him becoming an official Republican because it removes his current power to be a pain in the ass.

[Vinca]

16. You mean President Manchin? It seems he controls whatever gets done. I've

had it with the guy. He's not trustworthy and would never be interested in doing the down and dirty work of getting weapons of war off our streets and out of our grocery stores, churches and schools. Manchin coddling is downright sickening. I hope somehow we manage to pick up a few Senate seats in November to derail his power trip.

[Botany]

17. Fuck you Joe Manchin

[Emile]

23. Why is he showboating now?