The Senate votes on Gun Legislation today starting at 11 am EDT. Watch on C-Span.

[Patoz]

Here we go! The Senate will be voting starting at 11:00 AM EDT/10:00 AM CDT on C-Span 2. Discussion is on now.


You can see it on a computer at: http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

 

[CCHGN]

68-52, it's going forth.

 

[Patoz]

68-52, it's going forth.

The Senate just voted 68 to 31 to move the bill forward. Unbelievable!!

Where did you get 52 no's from?

Controversial gun legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, as lawmakers voted 68-31 to start debate on the package which includes expanded background checks and new penalties for gun trafficking.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...rdle-as-filibuster-falls-short/#ixzz2QAbrYtxi

 

[DSPLCD1]

It still has to pass the House vote.

 

[Donkey_McWedges]

Oh goody.... Sigh

 

[Zeus]

Oh goody.... Sigh

Yeah ... just wait till you read it ...... :mad2:

 

[JohnnyRuger]

That's just it, no citizen is able to read the Toomey-Schumer legislation. They are keeping it very close to the vest. Lord only knows what's in there.

I think the vote just meant they voted to break the filibuster and advance discussion to the floor. They still need to debate and vote on any and legislation going forward.

 

[Telum Pisces]

That's just it, no citizen is able to read the Toomey-Schumer legislation. They are keeping it very close to the vest. Lord only knows what's in there.

I think the vote just meant they voted to break the filibuster and advance discussion to the floor. They still need to debate and vote on any and legislation going forward.

That's the part that pisses me off. They do all these back door deals and no one is able to read the damn stuff till it's passed.

 

[JohnnyRuger]

Total BS. I agree, if you don't get the chance to read it - then don't pass it. I know Frankenstein is going to try and back door an AWB just like she did with the 'Crime Bill' in 1994. Look for Blumenthal to do the same with mag bans. The good news is that nothing of any substance should pass the House once it leaves the Senate to become law.

 

[Zeus]

I have been following and personally reading Federal legislation for decades.

One simple rule: The better the bill name sounds the worse the contents actually are. :frusty:

Edit> and for those that don't know, this legislation is called "The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act"

 

[WILWORK4GUNS]

I have been following and personally reading Federal legislation for decades.

One simple rule: The better the bill name sounds the worse the contents actually are. :frusty:

Edit> and for those that don't know, this legislation is called "The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act"

OH CRAP...We are screwed. With a name like that ...its pure evil.

 

[JohnAL]

The following is a list of Republican lawmakers who voted to advance the gun legislation in the Senate Thursday:
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn
Maine Sen. Susan Collins
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson
Arizona Sen. John McCain
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr
North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey
Nevada Sen. Dean Heller
The following is a list of Democratic lawmakers who voted against advancing gun legislation:
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich
Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor

Notice the great John McCain voted for it.

 

[CCHGN]

The Senate just voted 68 to 31 to move the bill forward. Unbelievable!! Where did you get 52 no's from?

I don't know, I was so mad I lost my mind....lol

 

[CCHGN]

It still has to pass the House vote.

Actually, this vote was for it to be put on the Senate floor for consideration to be debated and then for that bill and other ammendments( assault weapon and high cap mags, etc ban) to be voted again for actual passage to the House..Several Senators promised filibuster, but we'll see.......