Liberal gun owners need to educate your fellow libs!

[Bacchus]

I think my link showed the original bill passing 94 to 4; your link showed the following year's amendment passing 61-38. Recall, that in 93 when the original gun control bill passed nobody was up for reelection--1994, however, was a different story as seen in your link. What this shows you, I think, is that they're more worried about re-election than anything else. Nobody will remember they were for the bill before they were against it, right?

Maybe, but that also means (in your scenario) that the Republicans would vote against more gun control when elections weren't pending, and the Democrats would vote for gun control in all cases. Advantage, R.

And that assumes your suggestion is correct, that the Republicans voted originally for the bill due to reelection concerns. But, maybe things were added to the bill (AWB) to make it unsatisfactory. It was, after all, a "violent crime control" act.

In post 51, the other two bills (Brady Bill and Commerce in Arms) are more firearms specific.

 

[U201491]

What the entire thread is about, in my opinion, for what it is worth.

Gun owning democrats are the ones that need to convince the liberals to vote pro gun candidates in the next 2 elections, as they are more in tune with them.

Conservatives trying to make libs see the light seldom ends well.
I know it sure as hell doesn't with me.

If we cannot get a conservative majority in the house and senate in 2014 there is going to be 2 options for everyone that cherishes their 2nd amendment rights and the firearms they own. Registration, confiscation and loss of the 2nd amendment or a bloody civil war.
The latter will be far more likely.
The next 2 elections will determine if America survives or falls. Personally I will survive only in an America that survives, so that is my choice of direction.
Marxists and Communist people have hijacked the Democratic party some time ago, so you are not betraying your beliefs. That is fact not fiction and most deep down know that. Many Republicans are also "republican in name only" ie; RINOS and need the boot. I hate single issue voting as much as the next person, but we are forced to do exactly that for the sake of our country. Anyone that believes socialist candidates are the answer will lose more freedom than ever thought possible. It is behind the creation of the militarized alphabet agencies. It is about controlling and limiting your freedoms, which you have only seen a sampling of so far. The degree that you will lose those freedoms is unimaginable if we do not have a complete changing of the guard in DC in 2014 and 2016 elections.
It boils down to convince people to open their eyes now, or put the cross hairs on them later. Middle ground no longer exists with any of it. Were in middle ground and we must claw our way right again or freedom will be a word in the old dictionary but not in the new.
If you think my words are strong, I assure you they are very mild in the reality to come if not taken to heart.
There will always be differences of opinion, but this is the only course that will save our Nation over the next 2 elections. Obamas idea of a balanced nation is to gun down everyone to the right of marxism and turn our nation over to the UN and that is the mild part of his and his masters goals.
I am not saying these things to get into a debate over any part of it.
Just think with an open mind at what has happened and is happening to our country now and reach your own conclusion.
But the only people that can make democrats see the light is someone in their own party. It is not your fathers party. It has been hijacked by very evil intentioned forces.
The real people behind the current administration are some of the wealthiest in the world and not willing to concede their power over all people. They need their slaves to exist. We are the only ones that can take or restrict their power.
They hate true freedom and are used to being the puppet master.
CUT THEIR STRINGS IN 2014 & 2016. There is no party with American freedom loving Patriots.
The choice is simple. Be a slave or be an " American" as our fathers intended.

 

[U201491]

My point was that it looks like a bill about safe streets and crime control, when in fact it was the assault weapons ban. The section I listed outlines everything e-vil that the bill made illegal, if you want to read the actual text it's maddening.

You described it well.