Gun Control Push Renewed By Lawmakers Six Months After Newtown

[Tx4obama]

Gun Control Push Renewed By Lawmakers Six Months After Newtown

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns.

Flanked by families of the victims, U.S. lawmakers told a news conference they were outraged by the defeat of a background check bill in the Senate in April and vowed to bring it back.

"April 17 was a day of shame," said Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut. "We may have lost the first vote, but we're going to win the last one."

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/gun-control_n_3437904.html

[CTyankee]

1. The more the parents of those kids slaughtered in Newtown speak out, the better it will be for those

of us who favor stronger gun safety laws. It is only a matter of time before change comes...

[hack89]

2. They need to pass universal background checks.

I live in a state that has universal background checks - they work and it is not an infringement on gun owners.

[davidpdx]

3. Filibuster rule

That is the only way anything will get through the Senate. Everything is going to sit DOA until the Senate Dems start taking things seriously. If things sit dead in the Senate that allows the House to continue to pass their right wing agenda (whether or not it actually goes beyond that).