Monkeyleg
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Don't know how many people here read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, but for the past week the paper has been doing daily stories about the effects of "gun violence." The stories have been front-page and lengthy.
It was pretty clear from the outset that the editors were seizing upon Doyle's victory as well as the Republican's loss of control of the Senate as well as the loss of seven Assembly seats.
Today's JS editorials are calling for more gun control laws, including closing the "gun show loophole," and California-style gun safety tests.
There were bills introduced last session to ban the private transfer of firearms, require firearms testing, regisration of handguns, and more.
With the Democrats now in control of the Senate, expect these bills to return. Only, this time, expect them to get committee hearings and floor votes in the Senate. With Judy Robson as Senate majority leader, who knows how many senators will be persuaded to vote for these bills?
And, with the Republicans having just a five-seat majority in the Assembly, things could get dicey. Not every Assembly Republican is pro-gun.
It was pretty clear from the outset that the editors were seizing upon Doyle's victory as well as the Republican's loss of control of the Senate as well as the loss of seven Assembly seats.
Today's JS editorials are calling for more gun control laws, including closing the "gun show loophole," and California-style gun safety tests.
There were bills introduced last session to ban the private transfer of firearms, require firearms testing, regisration of handguns, and more.
With the Democrats now in control of the Senate, expect these bills to return. Only, this time, expect them to get committee hearings and floor votes in the Senate. With Judy Robson as Senate majority leader, who knows how many senators will be persuaded to vote for these bills?
And, with the Republicans having just a five-seat majority in the Assembly, things could get dicey. Not every Assembly Republican is pro-gun.