Senate to Vote on the S.649 TODAY 4-17 - 4 pm

[Colarmel]

Is Feinstein's bill also the mag-ban, or has she separated them out?

 

[VikingWarlord]

Grassley just dropped some ****ing SCIENCE on Feinstein. That was awesome. I want to keep an eye on him.

 

[VikingWarlord]

Is Feinstein's bill also the mag-ban, or has she separated them out?

That's a different amendment.

 

[cbhausen]

Anyone who bought weapons and "clips" during the height of the panic is totally hosed right now.

 

[Winamac]

Just saw on channel 13 that the bill to expand background checks did not pass the senate.
One thing that came out of this is some of the politicians that CLAIMED to be pro-gun really showed their true colors. I for one will remember those come election time.

 

[Pinchaser]

That last one was close. Hope it all continues well. I truely believe that it won't pass at this point.

What you're watching is really just theatre for C-SPAN2. The actual vote, the one that mattered, has already been taken. Whips for both sides get commitments from each Senator in advance of the vote so that they will know the outcome before it happens. When Ayotte announced at 2PM ET today that she will vote No, the last path to passage was gone for the libs. The bill has already been defeated. Again, what you're watching now is just a formality.

 

[1775usmarine]

That's a different amendment.

according to cspan it says it says its both

 

[geronimojoe85]

So for those of us just tuning in, what's going on? What's dead? Alive?
Work has chicken noodle news and they're not covering squat.

 

[pilgrim]

My coverage on C-span 2 notes the mag ban is part of the assault weapon ban.

 

[jmsnell]

Those of you wanting to watch the vote directly (instead of hearing secondarily through the forum or the news) can do so online: Error | C-SPAN

 

[1911Shooter]

Any bets on the tally of this brilliant piece of legislation? My guess is 38 yea 62 nay.

 

[rockhopper46038]

I'm liking the live commentary here, myself

 

[Wes225]

I'm really interested to see how this turns out.

 

[mbills2223]

Can you record it and put it on YouTube? I gotta see this.

Uploading now

 

[Wes225]

Obama is starting his conference on gun violence, prepare for the butthurt and guilt trip about to happen.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

C-Span is turning into a good soap opera channel.

 

[jkfletcher]

That's a whole mess of NO

 

[pilgrim]

I wonder if Feinstein will keel over if her grand scheme fails as it should

 

[Car Ramrod]

The AWB Amendment needs passed, since apparently there won't be any background checks now.

 

[miguel]

Anyone who bought weapons and "clips" during the height of the panic is totally hosed right now.

By hosed you mean they overpaid, right?