THURSDAY: Senate Votes on Gun Control

[Lakhota]

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) likely has the votes on gun control legislation to clear its first procedural hurdle -- a victory for the gun control community, though one that hardly guarantees the bill's passage.

Should those numbers hold, Reid will have the 60 votes needed to move forward on gun policy reform. Two members of his own caucus said they were noncommittal on the first procedural vote, but their defections (should they happen) would be insufficient to sustain a filibuster.

More: Gun Control Reform In Senate Has The Votes To Clear First Hurdle

 

[Lakhota]

UPDATE (4/9/13, 7:25 p.m.): Politico reports that Reid has filed a cloture motion to block any GOP efforts to filibuster a gun control bill.

From the OP link.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Let's see how the Dems up for reelection vote

 

[PaulS1950]

The problem is that not even "universal background checks" would have prevented any of the disasters from happening. You cannot prevent crime with legislation or laws. Laws are in place only to prosecute those who break them - criminals. Until a law is broken there are no criminals to arrest.

Until a person with mental issues becomes a risk to themselves or others they cannot be put into an institution. Until a person breaks a law they cannot be arrested, convicted, and jailed.

Nothing you do to lawful citizens affects criminals in any way - and removing or restricting the rights of all individuals is an invitation for criminals to become more aggressive.

 

[Lakhota]

The problem is that not even "universal background checks" would have prevented any of the disasters from happening. You cannot prevent crime with legislation or laws. Laws are in place only to prosecute those who break them - criminals. Until a law is broken there are no criminals to arrest.

Until a person with mental issues becomes a risk to themselves or others they cannot be put into an institution. Until a person breaks a law they cannot be arrested, convicted, and jailed.

Nothing you do to lawful citizens affects criminals in any way - and removing or restricting the rights of all individuals is an invitation for criminals to become more aggressive.

I disagree. Using your logic should we just stop locking anything up?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The Senate isn't voting on gun control; the are voting on cloture.

The actual legislation at best will be nothing more than universal background checks, which in my opinion, ultimately won't do anything.

 

[OriginalShroom]

One of my Senators will be voting against the bill, one for.

 

[Lakhota]

WASHINGTON -- With hours before gun legislation will get a vote in the Senate, negotiators are close to an elusive compromise over the heart of the bill: expanding background checks on sales.

The compromise, being negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) was not yet final on Tuesday evening. But as a sign the two sides are close, the senators announced that they would hold a press conference Wednesday at 11 a.m. to announce the compromise.

More: Gun Control Background Checks Deal All But Done In Senate Between Manchin, Toomey

 

[The2ndAmendment]

They won't be voting; there will be a perma-filibuster.

 

[Yurt]

The problem is that not even "universal background checks" would have prevented any of the disasters from happening. You cannot prevent crime with legislation or laws. Laws are in place only to prosecute those who break them - criminals. Until a law is broken there are no criminals to arrest.

Until a person with mental issues becomes a risk to themselves or others they cannot be put into an institution. Until a person breaks a law they cannot be arrested, convicted, and jailed.

Nothing you do to lawful citizens affects criminals in any way - and removing or restricting the rights of all individuals is an invitation for criminals to become more aggressive.

I disagree. Using your logic should we just stop locking anything up?

^ idiot post of the year ^