The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
The Democrats have pulled the amendment that would restore gun rights non-violent felons, so CCRBKA has pulled their support for Toomey-Manchin. They never should have done this in the first place. You don’t give up something concrete for a promise.
If you’re looking for legal analysis by someone who actually has a law degree, and is widely regarded as an expert on this topic, see this post over at The Volokh Conspiracy. In short the registration guarantees and the new FOPA rules are useless. Actually, worse than useless: The result of the disparity is “pro-gun†… Continue reading “Dave Kopel on Manchin-Toomey”
The fact that they are even having to work to get to 60 on this means this deal was thoroughly unnecessary. Meanwhile, there are Republicans in the House who will help buy us more time, and hopefully improve the situation. Everyone would do well to remember that on any bill, today’s exceptions are tomorrows loopholes.
Sebastian made a comment while reading the Toomey language for his gun amendment that, while there are flaws, it appeared that it was written by someone with more gun knowledge than your average congressional staffer. Turns out that Alan Gottlieb is officially taking credit for having his staff help write the amendment based on this … Continue reading “Alan Gottlieb Lobbies Grassroots to Support Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
Every time we keep having back and forth about what the bill does or doesn’t do, I keep thinking of this: When life starts imitating Monty Python, I think it’s safe to say the Republic is in trouble.
So the analysis of the Toomey-Manchin Amendment here turned into a good bit of crowd sourcing, and readers have uncovered a number of issues. I want to address them here. I’m kind of torn between trying to make sure people have correct information, and just letting the panic play out, because panic, politically speaking, is … Continue reading “More on the Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
UPDATE: OK, a bit of editorializing here. After reading and re-reading a lot of these provisions, it’s not abundantly clear what circumstances are or aren’t covered. This bill is not just limited to Internet sales, as it was advertised, but also includes soliciting for a transfer in “publications,” which are poorly defined in the Toomey-Manchin … Continue reading “We Have Language on the Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
While sarcastically noting that this will play well with his base: Toomey seems to think he’s there to get things done. As a Republican in the current Senate, his chief role is to stop bad things from happening. Yes. Toomey’s problem is that he is more afraid of Bloomberg’s ads than he is of us. … Continue reading “Glenn Reynolds on Toomey-Manchin Deal”
Manchin and Toomey are going around on the morning talk show circuit. Toomey isn’t sure. Manchin, who always comes off to me like a hyperactive kid in need of some Ritalin, thinks they’ll get there. I would like to see this deal die. I don’t think the concessions made to us are real hot items, … Continue reading “Can The Toomey-Manchin Compromise Get to 60?”
Story here at Politco. People have long said that gun control won’t bring any votes to the table, and that’s true, but politicians hate looking bad, and that’s one advantage that our opponents have when backed by someone with Bloomberg’s money. I’m in agreement with a commenter at Ace’s: By the way Senator, this isn’t … Continue reading “MAIG Pulls Opposition Ads on Toomey”