That's what we'll see. Fund-raisers in the form of bills and nothing from them.
Gun legislation going forward?
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W Bush had the same control as Trump is going to have and Bush said he would sign a renewal of Clintons AWB, if it reached his desk. That's not covering the backs of the people that just gave you control to pass new laws.
I hope Trump focuses on the issues he ran on and leave the others, in single digits, in the polls.
Trumps SCOTUS has already had to overturn his ideas on guns...
He should avoid the topic, unless its "making America have powder and primers again".
I hope Trump focuses on the issues he ran on and leave the others, in single digits, in the polls.
Trumps SCOTUS has already had to overturn his ideas on guns...
He should avoid the topic, unless its "making America have powder and primers again".
I think that most do not understand the basic purpose of the Second Amendment. It was written as the final solution to the tyranny of power. The Founders were very aware that the basic nature of power was self-serving - it had nothing to do with expectations or faith or the good will of a political party or leader - it doesn’t matter - all power is self-serving. It was understood that power had to eventually be dealt with by means of violence - an uprising - an insurrection - a revolution - a war. The 2A is absolute - eventually the citizen may have to go all in and the 2A was established to level the playing field - to give the citizen a fighting chance. The Constitution was born out of violence and it has been mandated to preserve itself with violence. As the wisdom states - freedom is not free - history tells us that sometimes it takes the ultimate commitment to preserve it. The Republicans are no different than any other power - they are self-serving - any expectations of something more is extremely naive. Our Union is and always will be imperfect - the final solution to that imperfection is the conflict inherent in the 2A.
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That's why I will be doing what I can as a resident of TX. We definitely aren't happy with him.
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100% correct on all points.The obvious move for legislation is The Hearing Protection Act:
It removes suppressors from the NFA. It’s already been marked up in committee. If the House stands, a vote in favour is possible.
But don’t imagine there will be a flood of legislation, let alone 2nd Amendment deregulation. Even with control of the Senate, the GOP can’t guarantee the 60 votes for cloture:
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So, with a thin House margin and a bare majority in the Senate, it’s no legislative assembly line. They will have a lot to get through on border stuff and deportations; the Senate needs to work on judicial appointments (and all the 65+ conservative Supreme Court members should retire) and they will, despite promises to the contrary, pass a lot of spending authorizations. We may get some tax cut extensions. The point being, they get two years (the House will flip at the mid-terms) to pass legislation and it seems unlikely that deregulation of gun control will be prioritized.
Gun rights are way back on the burners. They have inflation and renewal of domestic energy production in the forefront and need to solve those problems immediately.
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Which pro-gun bills were put on hold, waiting for a friendlier executive administration or congress? Which pro-gun bills in the past four (or forty) years weren't able to garner co-sponsors and advance in either branch of congress because of Democratic interference?
Rhetorical sarcasm aside, a good indicator going forward is looking at Speaker Mike Johnson's sponsored bills since that role sets the tone for congress. Without getting into the details of what *is* on that list, there sure isn't much about the 2A, and that's not surprising at all.
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Right. Folks aren't too concerned about CC or ringing steel when they can't afford bacon and butter. Good SCOTUS appointments are what we need to focus on. There won't be legalized suppressors free from NFA regulations. A razor thin House majority will have a lot of members either unfriendly or ambivalent to guns in general. It's a sign of the urbanization of the nation. Video games replaced guns as recreation.
"Silencers" are bad! They have been bad since the early 30's film-noir shamus movies told us they were evil tools of murderous gangsters. Nothing in the mass psyche has changed.
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About 'machine guns' - with the increase in crimes being committed with Glock switches, you can kiss goodbye any attempt to free up fully auto guns.
Silencers (as they will be called) is a trivial issue as compared to AWBs, mag limits, and locale bans.
Silencers (as they will be called) is a trivial issue as compared to AWBs, mag limits, and locale bans.
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I had to requote this for the misinformed people who still don't get it.
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Let's think about this. Glock switches are very illegal. This is a matter of enforcement, not legislation.
It can be argued that NFA reform (primarily, getting rid of the Hughes Amendment) is urgently needed in order to streamline and rationalize enforcement. Prior to Hughes, the NFA provided a "safety valve" for legal possession of machine guns, thus reducing the temptation for lawbreaking. If it wasn't for Hughes, we wouldn't have controversies over bump stocks, binary triggers, arm braces, etc., all of which are workarounds. We could just register new full automatics that could have any length barrels, and that would be the end of it. This would be as routine as suppressors are now.
The problem is that the pro-gun side is not making the case for reform. We're so used to playing defense that the mindset is not there to take the offense when the opportunity arises. Well, now the opportunity has arisen. It's time to hold the Republicans' feet to the fire. Let them make good on their promises to gun owners. If the gun organizations are going to be adjuncts to the Republican Party (as they have been for years), then let us at least get something out of it in exchange.
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Dont hold your breath.
doubleh
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Politicans, whatever their party affiliation, are like balloons, bags of hot air that say what they think will get them elected. All their puff and blow goes out the window when elected and they do their agenda, not ours. I don't understand what they are called "our" representatives in government. We only have the choice of voting for the less evil agenda and that's it.
I expect nothing gun friendly to happen in the next four years and If we are lucky the status quo will remain.
There is a reason that politicians are regarded as the lowest form of life on earth. What we just elected is not as evil as what wasn't but still in this only for themselves. All the common man is to any of them is a source of money.
I expect nothing gun friendly to happen in the next four years and If we are lucky the status quo will remain.
There is a reason that politicians are regarded as the lowest form of life on earth. What we just elected is not as evil as what wasn't but still in this only for themselves. All the common man is to any of them is a source of money.
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The Congress ill not be sworn in until the first week of January, and the President two weeks later.
Until then, the current Session is a "lame duck."
The thing we might (only might) see are some pointless Executive Actions and a Orders, all of which would only stand until a new Executive takes over.
The rest is very much a case of wait and see.
Until then, the current Session is a "lame duck."
The thing we might (only might) see are some pointless Executive Actions and a Orders, all of which would only stand until a new Executive takes over.
The rest is very much a case of wait and see.
Miami_JBT
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Hence why at the end of the video, GOA says if he doesn't go forward with his promises, GOA will hold him accountable.
sevt_chevelle
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Like how, calling him out on Twitter?
Anchorite
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I think it’s a greater chance that Jack Smith indicts the “six co-conspirators,” than she retires and gets replaced.
AlexanderA
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That's exactly what needs to happen. Gun-rights advocates need to be a swing constituency, not a slavish adjunct to the Republican party. Don't let the Republicans take us for granted.
This moment in time represents an incredible opportunity for gun rights. The 2024 election marks nearly the completion of a historical realignment, in which the Republican party has subsumed the FDR Democratic coalition of the 1930's, and the Democrats have become the elitist Republicans of the 1930's. In other words, the parties have switched places!
In this atmosphere, it's important that the populist party be pro-gun. (Make no mistake. Harris' pledge to "ban assault weapons" lost her lots of working-class votes. Her contrary promise "not to take away anyone's guns" was clearly not convincing. Blue-collar voters are not stupid.)
We should also note that Trump will only be around for 4 more years. What's important is what comes after Trump.
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Like filing a lawsuit against him. Already been done before.
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GOA doesn't carry water for any political party or politician.
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We the people are at fault because we put up with gun control
There is no "Republican trifecta." There are still several undecided races for the House of Reoresentatives, and even fox news is still.showing the Republicans are 6 seats short of a majority. Odds heavily favor the Republicans retaining control of the House, but its foolish to "count your chickens before they hatch."
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So I see. What are Those People doing instead of counting votes?
Waiting on boxes of misplaced ballots?
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