Politico: Democrats hold fire on gun control

googabeest · May 19, 2009, 03:11 PM

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22685.html

Last week, 27 Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass an amendment that allows concealed weapons in national parks.

This week, the Senate could take the first step toward overturning a gun control bill passed by their own Democratic brethren more than a decade ago.

After a soul-searching exile, the Democratic Party that regained control of both Congress and the White House in the past two election cycles is proving in many ways to be a distinctly different breed than the one that last ruled the capital.

Nowhere has that transformation become more evident than on the issue of gun control, which was promoted by Democrats in 1992 to attract suburban voters and abandoned by Democrats in 2008 to gain support among rural voters...

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cjw3cma · May 19, 2009, 03:18 PM

With most of the economy sinking faster than anyone can begin to prop it up, gun sales (all related items) are continuing like crazy, be it fear or whatever, it is one area of our economy that is strong and any political figure that would not support it would be signing their own retirement paperwork.

It is true that President Obama could be nominated as Gun Salesman of the Year. He should use this portion of the economy to further the removal of archaic gun restricting laws and instill the basic understanding of the 2nd Amendment in our judicial dealings.

johnwilliamson062 · May 19, 2009, 03:58 PM

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it is one area of our economy that is strong

Don't forget those involved in foreclosure and bankruptcy litigation!!!

Many businesses that normally donate to political funds are going to be cutting back those donations due to hardships. Who has money sitting around to donate to political funds?

Al Norris · May 19, 2009, 06:56 PM

Partisan Politics.

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May 19, 2009, 03:11 PM	#1
googabeest Member Join Date: December 5, 2008 Posts: 50	Politico: Democrats hold fire on gun control http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22685.html Last week, 27 Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass an amendment that allows concealed weapons in national parks. This week, the Senate could take the first step toward overturning a gun control bill passed by their own Democratic brethren more than a decade ago. After a soul-searching exile, the Democratic Party that regained control of both Congress and the White House in the past two election cycles is proving in many ways to be a distinctly different breed than the one that last ruled the capital. Nowhere has that transformation become more evident than on the issue of gun control, which was promoted by Democrats in 1992 to attract suburban voters and abandoned by Democrats in 2008 to gain support among rural voters... continued - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22685.html

May 19, 2009, 03:18 PM	#2
cjw3cma Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2007 Location: Chiloquin, OR Posts: 217	With most of the economy sinking faster than anyone can begin to prop it up, gun sales (all related items) are continuing like crazy, be it fear or whatever, it is one area of our economy that is strong and any political figure that would not support it would be signing their own retirement paperwork. It is true that President Obama could be nominated as Gun Salesman of the Year. He should use this portion of the economy to further the removal of archaic gun restricting laws and instill the basic understanding of the 2nd Amendment in our judicial dealings. __________________ The Constitution shall never be construed … to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. – Samuel Adams

May 19, 2009, 06:56 PM	#4
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	Partisan Politics. Closed.