Democratic senators offer gun control amendment for cybersecurity bill

[derby378]

Source: The Hill

Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers.

Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval to proceed to filing proposed amendments and a vote next week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a sponsor of the gun control amendment, came to the floor to defend the idea of implementing some “reasonable” gun control measures.

Read more: http://thehill.com/video/senate/240657-cybersecurity-bill-includes-gun-control-measure

[PoliticAverse]

1. The full text of the proposed amendment can be read in this previous DU thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=55100

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13. Here's the real fly in the ointment...

transfer to or possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);


‘‘(C) the possession, by an individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the agency upon that retirement

O'rly?!

The trusted protectors of the people are allowed to posses these 'murderous devices of mass destruction'... even retired anointed ones, but the common man isn't?

FUCK THAT SHIT

Lets see the gum-flappin, gun-grabbing, blow hards put their money where their mouth is and propose an across the board ban.

But... they'll never do something that would upset or anger their blue legions because its always sound political policy to say to the public, "this common sense, much needed legislation has the support of our brave men and women in uniform... blah...blah.. blah... etc... etc...etc...".

It also looks impressive to have a few 5 star, badge wearing, dick wads with a stick up their asses
standing on the podium nodding in solemn agreement when you try to sell the public this steaming pile of shit.

[Serve The Servants]

15. DU REC /nt

[JoeyT]

16. +1

Across the board bans or no bans at all.

Especially if they're exempting retired cops. What the fuck? Trying to create special classes of people much?

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. See? See? See? Wayne LaPierre told you so.

Has the NRA released a condemnation statement yet?

[derby378]

3. Actually, I see no sense in trying to sneak this into a cybersecurity bill

The Intertubes aren't going to be threatened by a Glock magazine that holds 11 shots instead of 10.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Maybe they're making a point ...

that security comes in several forms, safety from crazies with
machine guns being one of them ....

[beevul]

18. What "crazies with machine guns" are you referring to? N/T

[WilliamPitt]

4. Just the bold step I was hoping for.

...and the band played on.

[47of74]

5. Stings like hell, doesn't it GOP pigs?

When we play your games.

[Posteritatis]

6. Do kinda wish this sort of thing would be in its own legislation

Ridering additional, unrelated causes onto every other bill's enough of a problem as is.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Lautenberg previously introduced it as a separate Senate bill. n/t

[LAGC]

8. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will sink it, just like other gun control non-sense.

Reid knows better than to embarrass rural Democrats in an election year.

This bill is going nowhere fast, despite the usual (urban) suspects advocating for it.

[rhett o rick]

11. How sad. The gun crazies rule. nm

[Mojorabbit]

14. And thank goodness for it. We need every vote in Nov.

I know so many people who were softening because they were feeling confident that this sort of thing was not going to happen after all and then this.

[pocoloco]

19. A little fucking late!

Not many of us rural Democrats left!

Damn sure enough 1st and 2nd generation repugs though!

[hack89]

10. Ten round limit? Good luck with that. nt

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12. C'mon, Chuckie "Brown" Schumer...

I'll hold the ball so you can kick it...

[Tx4obama]

17. Another article on the link below

Here: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/27/595101/democratic-senators-introduce-ban-on-high-capacity-gun-magazines-like-the-one-used-in-the-aurora-shooting/