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In reply to the discussion: STOP IT! Stop Saying "We" or "Americans" or "Congress"... Start F*cking Saying "REPUBLICANS"! [View all]JT45242
(4,034 posts)Every single person in the media and in real life needs to say it -- Because Republicans in the Senate will not even allow a vote on the law, this is happening.
Because Republicans in the Senate will not allow a vote, there is no searchable database for guns that law enforcement can use. (A red flag trigger ought to happen for anyone who buys 2 AR-15s in rapid succession).
Because Republicans in the Senate will not allow a vote, there is no assault weapons ban.
Because Republicans in the Senate will not allow a vote, there is no magazine capacity limit.
Because Republicans in the Senate will not allow a vote, there is no law preventing people convicted of domestic violence from getting a gun.
we could go on... we could also add. Virtually every Republican in the House voted against every single gun control measure supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans.
This is not a 'government' problem. It is a problem of Republicans who have been bought and sold by the NRA.
https://elections.bradyunited.org/take-action/nra-donations-116th-congress-senators
https://elections.bradyunited.org/take-action/nra-donations-116th-congress-senators
Mitt Romney (UT)$13,647,676; Richard Burr (NC)$6,987,380; Roy Blunt (MO)$4,555,722; Thom Tillis (NC)$4,421,333; Cory Gardner (CO)$3,939,199; Marco Rubio (FL)$3,303,355; Joni Ernst (IA)$3,124,773; Rob Portman (OH)$3,063,327; Todd C. Young (IN)$2,897,582; Bill Cassidy (LA)$2,867,074; David Perdue (GA)$2,002,462; Tom Cotton (AR)$1,968,714; Pat Roberts (KS)$1,581,153; Pat Toomey (PA)$1,475,448; Josh Hawley (MO)$1,391,548; Marsha Blackburn (TN)$1,306,130; Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson (WI)$1,269,486; Mitch McConnell (KY)$1,267,139; Mike Braun (IN)$1,249,967; John Thune (SD)$638,942; Shelley Moore Capito (WV)$341,738; Martha McSally (AZ)$303,853; Richard Shelby (AL)$258,514961; Chuck Grassley (IA)$226,007; John Neely Kennedy (LA)$215,788; Ted Cruz (TX)$176,274; Lisa Murkowski (AK)$146,262; Johnny Isakson (GA)$131,571; Steve Daines (MT)$123,711; Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)$109,547; Roger Wicker (MS)$106,680; Rand Paul (KY)$104,456;