The Manchin-Toomey amendment failed in the U.S. Senate on April 17th, 2013, with a vote of 54 yeas and 46 nays. The Commander in Chief subsequently gathered the bill’s supporters and summoned the media to the Rose Garden for a vicious tongue-lashing. With a crying Vice President in tow, President Obama blasted the bill’s opponents as anti-democratic obstructionists and excoriated the 60-vote rule as ‘an abuse of procedure’ which must be abolished for the sake of all that we hold sacred. But you probably didn’t hear that a pro-gun bill failed in the U.S. Senate yesterday, drawing 56 yeas and 43 nays. Where is the President’s wrath now? Whither Joe Biden’s bitter tears? . . .
Senator Tom Coburn’s bill would have eliminated restrictions on firearms possession and use on the 12 million acres of land administered by the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers. It got more support than any of the gun control bills that died so spectacularly on April 17th. Eleven Democrats crossed the aisle to vote for it. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey both voted for it. But it didn’t get 60 votes it needed, so it failed. Them’s the rules.
The United States Senate is a mysterious place, where decorum and tradition (not just partisanship) are engineered to prevent hasty action and restrain the tyranny of the majority. Sometimes the 60-vote rule is a Godsend and sometimes it’s a pain in the ass, depending on what you think of the bills under consideration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl5Z-x_K72Q
But after President Obama’s unseemly Rose Garden foot-stomping, any semblance of intellectual honesty would require that he speak up in favor of this bill also. After all, it was only blocked by “Senate obstructionists” who “abused Senate procedures” to thwart the will of the people.
But he only gets pissed when it’s his will that’s thwarted, and his agenda derailed. Did anyone expect otherwise?
IIRC Darth Vader couldn’t stop a bunch of teenagers with a bit of data.
I really like this lady. She just strikes me as a very intelligent, rational, grounded, leader-type personality, who has darn bright future. I think her experience separates her from the pack on the gun issue …just like the vast majority of LEO’s, who also look at this issue with a sober eye of reality …not how the drama-queen liberal media machine and their sheep followers and elitist socialistic masters would have us view it of course — but from a calm, confident position of wisdom that she has gained from her experience.
Heck I’d trade her for any of our Senators here in PA.
i demand a simple up or down vote on national concealed carry!
for the children(TM)
I am also from NH, Ayotte is a “Straight Shooter” so to speak.
Pirate Bay is hosting the files on servers outside the US — and they are being downloaded by many people.
http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8449468/Liberator_-_First_3D_Printable_Gun
Epic stupid equals epic unemployment.
This is not just about the Liberator. They made him take down ALL the files. He has to submit paperwork within the next three weeks. The DoS letter lists 10 files, that’s ten possible “violations”. Cody should start organizing a legal defense and, his slammer book list. I think they have him on a USML technicality.
The DoS letter is at the end of this article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/05/09/state-department-demands-takedown-of-3d-printable-gun-for-possible-export-control-violation/
I am sure the Russians or Chinese would gladly teach any rogue nation who would like to build their own 125MM HEAT rounds….why the heck do we care about a dimensional design for it?
They must have missed the M16 lower and auto seer schematics… I don’t have the balls to download it, slice it, and print it out… I’m having too much fun cranking out ARs and 10/22s… I’m actually thinking of printing out a 10/22 gatling kit like Cabelas had.
I’m a big fan of Remington handgun ammo, and have been known to feed it to my rifles from time to time as well. It’s good to see US companies ramping up production and jobs.
If I were to manufacture ammo, which would be awesome, I would include that I would not sell to people who resold my product at a jacked up price.
8 rounds?!? Oh my, no, that’s a criminal. Gotta take one more round out to be legal in NY.
7 rounds= just a normal “gun nut”
8 rounds (even in your own home)= criminal that must be stopped before he kills children
10 rounds= A-OKAY as long as you’re on an accredited range!
So, to recap, in NY it is okay to have 10 rounds in your magazine at the range but you can’t have more than 7 while defending your own home. 🙂