Schumer rips NRA for pushing federal concealed carry bill - NY Daily News: ]\
“Just days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, the NRA is engaging their allies in Congress to push through a dangerous national concealed carry law, which begs the question: How low can you go?” said Schumer (D-N.Y.).(emphasis added)
Actually, the NRA has been working toward a National Concealed Carry agreement since long before the Vegas Massacre. But Schumer's vituperative comments are consistent with his long-standing opposition to the Second Amendment:
While serving in the House of Representatives, Schumer, along with California senator Dianne Feinstein, authored the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban which expired in 2004. The National Rifle Association and other gun groups (see gun politics) have criticized him for allegedly not knowing much about guns, alluding to various errors regarding the subject.[citation needed] Supporters of gun control legislation, however, give him much of the credit for passage of both the Assault Weapons Ban and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.[citation needed] The Assault Weapons Ban, which banned semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and handguns with certain features, expired in September 2004 despite attempts by Schumer to extend it. He was one of 16 senators to vote against the Vitter Amendment, which prohibited the confiscation of legally owned firearms during a disaster.Schumer is also consistently re-elected by his home state, winning 70% of the vote in his most recent election.
New York loves Schumer, and has no great love for private ownership of firearms. That's not really surprising, since the abuse of firearms is one of the major issues in any state with many high-density cities, and it's worth noting that New York is NOT among the top 20 states for firearms death.
I don't agree with Chuck Schumer's views about guns, but I have to admit that he is more entertaining than his cousin, Amy Schumer. (yes, they are cousins ... not uncle and niece,)
(WORKPLACE VIOLENCE WARNING! Your office partners will shoot you if you run the linked video of an Amy Schumer routine with the sound on.)
2 comments:
The senator is a believer in strong anti-gun laws and a devout liberal-progressive. He is being true to what he believes.
Yes, he is all of that. I repeat that while I do not agree with his politics (or his priorities), I am unwilling to be too critical of him for exactly the reasons you proposed.
You may have hidden some similar disagreement in the way your phrased your comment, and it might even be considered by some to be "smarmish".
I choose to believe that you agree with me that even people who disagree with my (morally superior) opinions are honorable. Even if they are Democratic Politicians!
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