The failure by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) to move legislation banning so-called “assault weapons” via unanimous consent does not mean he has given up, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is vowing to fight such an attempt.
The bill, S. 25, was introduced by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). An attempt to move it via unanimous consent failed when Republicans objected. But CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said this is no guarantee the legislation won’t come back as an attachment to another bill, or moved some other way in the Senate, which Democrats control by a thin margin.
“Chuck Schumer has been trying to revive the ten-year ban on semiautomatic rifles since it expired back in 2004,” Gottlieb recalled. “Merely because Sen. Feinstein passed away earlier this year does not mean the Democrat crusade to ban modern rifles and standard-capacity magazines is finished. If anything, it means Schumer and his colleagues will try a different strategy. They might even pitch the proposal as a lasting tribute to Feinstein. After all, Capitol Hill anti-gunners are a determined lot, and they know Joe Biden wants a gun ban feather in his cap heading into the 2024 presidential campaign.
“The Citizens Committee will definitely be on the lookout for any backdoor effort by Schumer and the Democrats,” he continued. “They have tried to get some momentum because of the recent tragedy in Maine, but thankfully there are Republicans in the Senate who still adhere to the Constitution and the Second Amendment, and we’re grateful they blocked Wednesday’s attempt.
“One way grassroots activists can lower the odds of legislative shenanigans is to call the Senate switchboard and leave a message encouraging their state’s two senators to just say ‘no,’ if S. 25 or any other gun control bill or amendment should come up,” Gottlieb suggested.
The Senate switchboard number is (202-224-3121).
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.ccrkba.org) is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.
The Democrats are creators of Mass Shootings to Push Gun Control, there is proof if you do the research.
As a “lasting tribute” to innocent victims of violent crime anywhere, this proposed legislation to ban “assault weapons” or any weapons (nuclear excepted) should be soundly defeated. Senator Schumer’s lasting legacy should be as “Senator Gun Control”, who failed to achieve it. Witness how Schumer, with all his seniority and presence on the political scene, has never even attempted to run for president, nor has the Democrat establishment or liberal media proposed him. They all know that he has no national appeal.
As long as the ideology and those who support it are allowed to hold power in this nation. The attacks on those things that made the United states the greatest nation in the history of humanity. Will never cease. As was the case in colonial America during the 1770s-1780s. It took the will power, courage and resolve of ordinary citizen. To say…enough is enough, rise up to remove the tyrants, their tyranny and the destruction it was causing to society. At the risk of great peril and loss. Yet their desire to be free was stronger than the potential losses,… Read more »
It is a fact that pistols are used in 95% of murders with firearms, yet politicians seek to ban semi-auto rifles.. not to save lives, but to disarm citizens and save their own place in power. They fear removal from office as they subvert the government and violate their oaths of office. They wish to control every aspect of our lives, while the Constitution only grants government very specific and limited powers. Congress violates the law of the land, voting on every crazy idea they come up with to limit freedom, independence and self-sufficiency. Time to return the government to… Read more »
I’m starting to think that Dianne Frankenstein is pushing gun control from the crypt.
They should watch what they ask for. They might find out what a HANSOB is. (https://bussjaeger.us/blog/?page_id=433)