The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
After reports today revealed that Toomey wouldn’t appear with Chuck Schumer at the press conference, NRA releases this: Dear Senator, I am writing regarding the National Rifle Association’s position on several firearms-related proposals under consideration in the Senate. S. 649, the “Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013â€, introduced on March 21, contains a number … Continue reading “NRA Statement on S.649”
I pondered with Sebastian this morning what the reaction from anti-gun advocates would be in response to the Manchin-Toomey deal if it really turned out that it left many private sales alone, pushed no other fronts of gun control, and possibly gave gun owners several benefits. I admit to being thoroughly amused by the first … Continue reading “Anti-Gun Reactions”
It’s here. It really highlights the mixed bag from this morning’s news. While the overwhelming rejection of President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg’s “universal” background check agenda is a positive development, we have a broken mental health system that is not going to be fixed with more background checks at gun shows.
Well, now we get the official confirmation that Sen. Pat Toomey is helping to write a gun control bill: Toomey spox: “Senators Toomey and Manchin continue to work on final details but they appear close to a deal.” — Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) April 9, 2013 NBC News is also reporting that Toomey’s spokesperson is scheduling … Continue reading “Fill His Voicemail Boxes – All of Them”
According to Politico, Sen. Joe Manchin has until 5pm to cut a deal on gun control. If he doesn’t, Reid just starts moving what they have. If you live in Pennsylvania, call Sen. Toomey’s office RIGHT NOW. We couldn’t get through to his DC office, so try his lead district office at (610) 434-1444. If … Continue reading “One Hour to Gun Control”
Bloomberg has a new ad out semi-praising Sen. Pat Toomey based on the media reports that he’s working to push their gun control bill in the Senate. They present a new message that struck a cord for a number of reasons. Interestingly, MAIG is trying to claim that the current federal bill just makes Pennsylvania’s … Continue reading “New Anti-Gun Divide & Conquer Strategy”
I guess there’s good news and bad news to being a Pennsylvania gun owner. The good news is that there’s little interest in pushing gun control at the state level by current leadership. The bad news is that our federal lawmakers didn’t get this message. I never really know what to tell people about these … Continue reading “Pennsylvania Gun Woes”
The Senate Judiciary Committee was set to possibly start moving gun control today, but they’ve decided to put it off for at least a week. They are waiting on a Tom Coburn/Chuck Schumer deal before they act. However, Sen. Grassley is saying that he thinks the universal background check bill could be passed without a … Continue reading “More Time to Mobilize”
It’s time to start talking politics because the politicians are talking about more specific bills, even ones that they acknowledge have nothing to do with the Newtown shooting, but they want to pass anyway. In Pennsylvania, we’ve got the following reports from various politicians calling for more restrictions on law-abiding gun owners, both federal and … Continue reading “State Gun Control Action – Pennsylvania”
Yesterday I asked, if our opponents were right about NRA leadership being to extreme and out of touch with members, why NRA has never had an insurrection of moderates, at least not since the Cincinnati Revolt in the late 70s. One reader, who comes at the issue from the opposing side, thought there might be … Continue reading “More on a Lack of Drive to Moderate Within NRA”