And of course the Republicans will vote or NV for it, and it will pass, because they are a bunch of fucking cunts who when it really counts, will rubber-stamp whatever the totalitarian sociopath in chief, regardless of party, wants.
Are you fucking kidding?
It won't even get out of committee.
They haven't already rubberstamped his shit in general? All I keep reading is that GOP was elected to the majority and has abdicated responsibility.
I have a vague recollection you were in Germany? Correct me if I am wrong on that. There is by no means a GOP/DEM split on gun control - that's one faction of the democrats ONLY. There are many democrats who would be immediately voted out of office if that showed an anti-gun vote.
This is in contrast to issues like "climate change" where the parties do seem to line up rank and file.
No, the US. I am a single issue voter for self-defense (you only have rights if you're alive), so I don't pay that much attention to other issues, but what little I have heard is that the GOP, since winning a majority in the last election, has no longer opposed any type of bill in Congress that they have historically opposed.
Considering those recent developments, I have no reason to believe they won't do the same for guns, especially since they've also had decades to repeal "gun control"/victim disarmament laws, and have hardly done shit but let the AWB sunset and undo the National Parks gun ban.
Legislation is introduced into committee, and the ranking majority member of a committee (Now, GOP in both houses) has the say on it. This guy will get some headlines, but his bill will never get to the floor of the House or Senate. Never.
I realize that's a side issue from the generally dismal performance of the Repubs, which is largely due to Boerhner and which is opposed by the "Tea Party" congressmen, who seem to be the only ones that make any sense.
Boerhner is and has been a real problem.
Underneath these statements, there is another level of reality which is sort of like "these washington guys are hopeless..."
Progress has been made at the state level, look at the history of concealed carry.
RE the AR-15 ammo ban, the real problem is that they are lying and trying to shoehorn things into categories with those lies. Some of us out here are fully aware about different levels of ballistic armor and the fact that cop bulletproof vests don't stop rifle bullets.
Here is what the standard "bullet proof vest" stops.
For body armor to have a rating of Type IIIA, the National Institute of Justice requires that vests stop the following bullets:
http://www.bulletproofvestshop.com/pages/The-Facts-about-Bulletproof-Vest-Type-IIIA-Rating.html .22LR – A long rifle lead round nose bullet with a caliber of .22 impacting at a minimum velocity of 1050 feet per second, with a nominal mass of 40 gr.
.380ACP – A full metal jacket round nose bullet with a caliber of .380 impacting at a minimum velocity of 1025 feet per second, with a nominal mass of 95 gr.
9mm – Full metal jacketed round nose 9mm bullets, which impacts the vest at a minimum velocity of 1090 feet per second and a nominal mass of 124gr.
.40 – Full metal jacket .40 S&W bullets that impact at a minimum velocity of 1025 feet per second and a nominal mass of 180 gr.
9mm – Full metal jacketed round nose bullets that impact at a velocity of 1,175 feet per second and have a nominal mass of 124 grams.
.357 – Magnum jacketed soft bullets with a caliber of .357 that impact at a velocity of 1,400 feet per second and have a nominal mass of 158 grams.
9mm – Full metal jacketed round nose bullets with a caliber of 9mm, impacting at a velocity 1,400 feet per second, with a nominal mass of 124 grams.
To get better protection you spend more and add ceramic plates (and weight).
SAPI Ceramic Plates (Level III in conjuction with level 3A vest) Features:
Weight at 2.6kg each this is the lightest plate around that offers such a high level of protection. Size: 10X12 inches.
The NIJ 3 level for armor plate protects against following bullets:
7.62mmX39mm bullets (steel core) launched from AK-47 rifle.
5.56mm SS109 bullets (semi-steel core) launched from M16 automatic rifle. 7.62mmX51mm 80 type bullets (lead core) launched from M14 automatic rifle.
.44 – Magnum jacketed hollow point bullets with a caliber of .44, impacting at a velocity of 1,400 feet per second and a nominal mass of 240 grams.
