Congressional 'gun show loophole forum' excludes opposing views

[mrjarrell]

Guess they're getting ready to tackle that nasty loophole on the federal level, now. And they've invited a "bi-partisan" group to discuss the matter. Too bad they're all gun grabbers and not "bi-partisan" in the least.

via Gun Rights Examiner

"Rep. Bobby Scott Hosts Forum on the Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act," the 3rd District Virginia Congressman's web page tells us:

Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, will host a bipartisan forum on H.R. 2324, the Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, along with other cosponsors.
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"Bipartisan"? Here's the "Who":

Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA)

Representative Michael Castle (R-DE)

Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL)
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I guess. They let NRA "F"-rated Mike Castle lend his name to the affair. (And if there were ever good reasons for only donating to individual candidates and not to the GOP, the party's aid and comfort to avowed enemies of our right to keep and bear arms like Castle, Mark Kirk, Dan Coats, etc. ought to be all the reason we need.)

As for the rest? Quigley "spearheaded the effort of 55 Members of Congress in filing a 'friend of the court' amicus brief, urging the Court to allow Chicago’s handgun ban to stand." The ever-energetic McCarthy, who wants to ban "shoulder things that go up," is today announcing a new bill that will only impact the "law-abiding". And truth in advertising notwithstanding, I guess anti-gun zealot Scott figured "host" sounded better than "parasite."

Read about the participants at the source.

 

[BigMatt]

I want this on CSPAN.

 

[JBusch8899]

I want this on CSPAN.

Yeah, like that will happen.

We'll be fortunate if there is roll call to ascertain the individual vote, instead of a voice vote.