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pipoman

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22. Well..

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 11:22 AM

Dec 2015

As Bernie and really anyone else knows, they are not exempted from consumer protection laws, they are protected from frivolous law suits....exactly like car makers are exempted from liability for drunk druvers driving their cars.

I thought the NRA worked at the pleasure of gun manufacturers?

Don't gun nuts want to be able to cross state lines to buy from unlicensed sellers?

No, you are demonstrably wrongby virtue of 85% not opposed and no passage.

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Senate Refuses to Act on Modest Gun Control Measures [View all] TeddyR Dec 2015 OP

untill someone goes in and shoots up congress, nothing will change. Javaman Dec 2015 #1

It just may take something as horrible as that to wake the GOP up. riversedge Dec 2015 #15

neither do I, but we live in reactionary times. Javaman Dec 2015 #34

Oh those vile fucks are in NO danger, at all. They make sure of that. randys1 Dec 2015 #26

and you are right, that's why nothing will be done. Javaman Dec 2015 #35

It happened in 1954. Puerto Rican separatists. Recursion Dec 2015 #51

The reason is pretty simple on UBCs pipoman Dec 2015 #2

I don't know where you got your Constitutional Law Degree, but I got mine at flamin lib Dec 2015 #9

it makes a pretty good excuse, tho librechik Dec 2015 #11

Firearms are constitutionally protected whether we like it or not pipoman Dec 2015 #12

And the necessary and proper clause has been coupled to the interstate commerce flamin lib Dec 2015 #14

What would motivate exempting background checks since 1993 pipoman Dec 2015 #19

What would motivate exempting the gun industry from consumer protection laws? flamin lib Dec 2015 #20

Well.. pipoman Dec 2015 #22

I beg your pardon sir. flamin lib Dec 2015 #23

no melm00se Dec 2015 #24

Jaguar has made a new passenger car for sale randys1 Dec 2015 #32

Jaguar cannot make that product for sale to the public...next false equivalency? pipoman Dec 2015 #43

How do you know they cant make a car that has a legal gun attached to it in such randys1 Dec 2015 #44

Oh I got the false equivalency pipoman Dec 2015 #45

Yep, 2nd Am is in plain english and clearly provides for gunz ONLY in well regualated randys1 Dec 2015 #46

Just not according to most who understand the text and pipoman Dec 2015 #47

No, the people can have guns to support a militia if needed aikoaiko Dec 2015 #56

See above, you've been lied to avout what Bernie and several other Democrats voted for... pipoman Dec 2015 #25

Dems should keep bringing up the anti-terrorist bill just like Republicans bring up Obamacare world wide wally Dec 2015 #3

Exactly!!! The dems need to kick the republicans around as they do to the democrats. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #5

online guns still have to be shipped to an FFL. ileus Dec 2015 #4

Only if crossing a state line dumbcat Dec 2015 #10

the majority leader of the senate must be obeyed...... spanone Dec 2015 #6

The Terrorist Screening Center can place anyone... meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #7

Just the guns ^ world wide wally Dec 2015 #8

Nothing in the bill of rights is absolute. flamin lib Dec 2015 #13

Show me the appeal process for the terror watch list Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #21

Exactly MGMT Dec 2015 #28

None of those proposals would have stopped any of the mass killers davidn3600 Dec 2015 #16

..... bigwillq Dec 2015 #27

If they didn't care after 20 children were massacred, why would they care now? Rex Dec 2015 #17

they are on the n.r.a. payroll spanone Dec 2015 #58

This country is seriously effed up. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #18

If Joe Manchin proposed it..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #29

we need new congresspeople who are unowned restorefreedom Dec 2015 #30

They're arming Isis followers and octoberlib Dec 2015 #31

exactly-- the GOP is clearly openly on the side of arming terrorists. Freaking insane that people Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #38

Is this a gloat, Teddy? Squinch Dec 2015 #33

Not at all TeddyR Dec 2015 #39

"The amendments were offered to an Obamacare repeal package currently being debated..." Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #36

I don't perceive accurately illustrating the GOP maintaining a double-standard LanternWaste Dec 2015 #41

I don't honestly think the specific issue matters much to me. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #42

Why don't you care about the rejection of simple and common sense Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #49

Planted axiom. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #50

so you do care, right? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #54

Yep. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #59

ok, thanks-- I generally agree Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #60

This has me disgusted beyond belief Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #37

Not surprising, it sort of makes sense One_Life_To_Give Dec 2015 #40

I still feel obliged to point out that the GOP is favor of giving guns to terrorists in the US Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #48

You are SO wrong! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #53

my bad, thanks for the correction Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #55

Totally disgusting. Let's clean house next year. Even in Texas. northoftheborder Dec 2015 #52

Why propose antigun legislation that would not have stopped these murders aikoaiko Dec 2015 #57