06-21-2016, 12:12 PM
The two Democratic guns bills pertaining to (1) enacting universal background checks and (2) legal gun purchase by suspected terrorists..were defeated by Senate vote yesterday. The two Republican-sponsored gun bills were also defeated.
But, I think the tide is changing; the very large majority of American citizens who want legislative action on both those gun issues are more willing than ever to voice their dissatisfaction with Congress's inaction and the NRA's big money/special interest influence over GOP politicians.
I think that dissatisfaction will be reflected in next year's Congressional elections. New Hampshire's Republican Senator, Kelly Ayotte, and Illinois' Republican Senator, Mark Kirk, may have had that in mind when they broke long-standing mold yesterday. Ayotte voted in favor of Dianne Feinstein's bill to block suspected terrorists from legal gun purchase. And, Kirk voted in favor of both Democrat-sponsored bills.
But, I think the tide is changing; the very large majority of American citizens who want legislative action on both those gun issues are more willing than ever to voice their dissatisfaction with Congress's inaction and the NRA's big money/special interest influence over GOP politicians.
I think that dissatisfaction will be reflected in next year's Congressional elections. New Hampshire's Republican Senator, Kelly Ayotte, and Illinois' Republican Senator, Mark Kirk, may have had that in mind when they broke long-standing mold yesterday. Ayotte voted in favor of Dianne Feinstein's bill to block suspected terrorists from legal gun purchase. And, Kirk voted in favor of both Democrat-sponsored bills.