Locals React to Congress Gun Control Issues

Goodman says more needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.

The Senate bill is co-sponsored by a group of four Republicans, three Democrats and an independent. Helena, that would expand background checks to those who buy guns online and at gun shows.

It cleared a procedural vote 52-46 but fell short of the 60 votes it would need to survive a filibuster.

Few question the credentials of Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who along with the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr. “And if we lose, we lose, but you gave us a vote”.

“Speaker Ryan didn’t even have a vote so they can go on vacation while people are dying and being killed every day – not just from mass shootings but in general shootings – and just go on vacation until July 5th while people are sitting on the floor of the House”, she points out. Being on the selectee list requires an individual to go through additional screening before a determination is made about whether that person can fly.

Among the bills Democrats called for a vote on was one introduced by Sens.

“Let’s not miss this opportunity to make a difference”, Collins said. Prince says more gun laws will not make us safer, but more armed citizens will.

Schumer called on Republicans to hold a “real” vote on the bill next week.

Rep. Katherine Rogers helped organize the action.

Victory will have to wait at least another week, though.

They remember what it was like to be in the majority, and they fear Republicans someday could turn the tables and use the shut-down-the-House ploy against them – just as they did to Speaker Paul Ryan Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Friday that House Democrats will continue to push for new gun-control measures when Congress reconvenes after July 4. But republicans say gun control is not the issue here, calling the protests publicity stunts.

“This isn’t trying to come up with a solution to a problem”, he said. The two came within inches of each other, both screaming, only to be separated by colleagues.

Rigell, a co-sponsor of the bill, introduced himself to reporters at a press conference as a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, which lobbies against gun controls, and an owner of 10 firearms, including an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that is similar to the weapon used by Omar Mateen, the Orlando shooter.