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View Poll Results: Will a National AWB Be Passed During the 113th Congress Session? | |||
No | 102 | 77.86% | |
Yes | 11 | 8.40% | |
Undecided | 18 | 13.74% | |
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January 25, 2013, 12:12 AM | #26 |
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You must be in South Carolina,Tom. My best math Prof was from Manning. You got it down right. Harry simply cannot get to the magic number.
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January 25, 2013, 01:24 AM | #27 | |
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My biggest concern is with universalizing background checks. Rhetorically, that's a hard one to fight.
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January 25, 2013, 01:59 AM | #28 | |
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January 25, 2013, 06:53 AM | #29 |
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Very few politicians actually want it. It will be a horse trade for something that matters like infrastructure spending.
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January 25, 2013, 08:53 AM | #30 |
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Look for a concerted effort to pass gun control legislation this year. The antis in congress would prefer to pass their gun control schemes in 2013.
Many, if not most, voters have short memories. The impact of gun control laws passed this year would be diluted and overshadowed by events come election time in 2014. Not so with gun control laws passed in 2014. |
January 25, 2013, 10:08 PM | #31 |
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I want to thank you all for the fine comments and votes. It is greatly appreciated. This is an important moment for our rights.
And we shall prevail. |
January 25, 2013, 11:20 PM | #32 | |
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January 26, 2013, 02:35 AM | #33 |
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Yeah I'm not worry about the AWB, just magazines and the NICS.
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January 26, 2013, 10:15 AM | #34 |
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According to some article I read yesterday which I can't locate now...the AWB may not even get out of the senate. I think the "high cap" ban may pass as it sounds more reasonable and has less emotional connotations for gun owners. No ones guns would be outlawed/registered/confiscated.
Why the mag limit should scare anyone is once they pass an arbitrary number, they can then drive that number down to zero. |
January 26, 2013, 12:45 PM | #35 | |
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Mid-term elections, on the other hand, don't recieve near as much publicity as presidential ones and, as such, "low information" voters are much less likely to turn out for mid-terms. In contrast, the people who do vote in off years are by and large issue voters who are reasonably well informed. Basically, the people who are easily distracted and have short memories do not, by and large, vote in mid-term elections in significant numbers. |
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January 26, 2013, 06:19 PM | #37 |
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Politico.com has a couple of articles. One discusses the pros and cons of background checks.
The other reports that the real push will be for the loophole closure, mandatory chance story as compared to an AWB. While some want the latter that will be put forth to go the former. But the efficacy is doubted. One thing mentioned is that states are not reporting those adjudicated to be mentally ill and that should be fixed.
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January 28, 2013, 05:40 PM | #38 |
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I'm undecided.
It ain't over until it's over. Our opponents are some pretty sneaky characters. They might pass it to find out what's in it. |
January 28, 2013, 05:52 PM | #39 | |
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