" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) likely has the votes on gun control legislation to clear its first procedural hurdle -- a victory for the gun control community, though one that hardly guarantees the bill's passage. The majority leader announced on Tuesday evening he would submit for a vote the bill to expand background checks, implement a federal trafficking statute and enhance school safety measures. That would set up a Senate vote on Thursday. "* The majority of Americans- liberal and conservative- want reasonable gun control. Then why don't we have it? Why do NRA interests get pushed above the majority of what America wants? Even Barack Obama and Joe Biden are asking. Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/gun-control-reform_n_3046182.html
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Majority Wants Gun Legislation - Why Don't We Have It?
" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) likely has the votes on gun control legislation to clear its first procedural hurdle -- a victory for the gun control community, though one that hardly guarantees the bill's passage. The majority leader announced on Tuesday evening he would submit for a vote the bill to expand background checks, implement a federal trafficking statute and enhance school safety measures. That would set up a Senate vote on Thursday. "* The majority of Americans- liberal and conservative- want reasonable gun control. Then why don't we have it? Why do NRA interests get pushed above the majority of what America wants? Even Barack Obama and Joe Biden are asking. Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/gun-control-reform_n_3046182.html
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