The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the rejection of sales to people on terrorism watch lists. — BBC News
If the US Senate can't even pass a bill rejecting firearm sales to people on terrorism watch lists, then what hope is there of progress? — Sapientia
"The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the rejection of sales to people on terrorism watch lists."
— BBC News
This is shocking. — Sapientia
Nothing shocks me about "My United States of Whatever"... — Mayor of Simpleton
True, the NRA is a major contributor to the reelection campaigns of Senators and Representatives. But they are only one of many. It takes a lot of money to get into office, get a reasonably good committee assignment in Congress, and get reelected. — Bitter Crank
The US isn't exceptional, and neither is Austria, Switzerland, or any other State you might like to compare it with. People are pretty much equally corruptible, venal, and violent OR ethical, virtuous, and peaceable, everywhere. The modern history of Europe will show you that. — Bitter Crank
Well, it's shocking for a number of reasons, and if it isn't, then it should be. Otherwise the status quo will be strengthened, since perceived normalcy leads to inaction. But I get your point: unfortunately, it is to be expected to an extent. Nonetheless, for a country that is so vocal against terrorism, it just shows you where their real priorities lie. — Sapientia
According to the BBC, their reasoning was "without enough 'due process', law-abiding Americans wrongly named on watch lists would be prevented from buying weapons."
I'd comment, but I think it obvious what any reasonable person should think of that. — Michael
(6-9-2015)Just two weeks after resigning from the House, Cantor joined the Wall Street investment bank of Moelis & Co., as vice chairman and managing director, starting with a $400,000 base salary, $400,000 initial cash bonus, and $1 million in stock.
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