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Offline DanClrk51

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Reid to shelve gun bill
« on: April 18, 2013, 02:28:25 PM »
Bad News folks. It ain't over yet

Reid to shelve gun bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday he'll set aside proposed gun legislation without a final vote following the defeat a day earlier of major provisions sought by President Barack Obama and Democrats in the aftermath of the Newtown school massacre.

"We're gonna have time to work on what people want to do before we come back to this," Reid said, adding that this option allows them to return to the bill without returning to square one. "It will only be a matter of time."

A Senate Democratic leadership aide said Reid can bring up the package of gun proposals again if circumstances change and he believes he has the votes for key provisions to pass


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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/18/reid-to-shelve-gun-bill/
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Re: Reid to shelve gun bill
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2013, 02:44:16 PM »
Keep letters, emails and phone calls going to lawmakers.  It is not over till it is over.  Is not over yet.  No time to get lax and happy.

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Re: Reid to shelve gun bill
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2013, 04:39:09 PM »
Until this liberal-progressive movement is defeated, it will never be over. 
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.