Harry Reid demanding Senate vote on gun control
Minority leader adding amendment to GOP bill to repeal Obamacare
CHERYL CHUMLEY
WND.com
Dec. 3, 2015
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday he’s pressing for a Capitol Hill vote on gun control by adding an amendment to a Republican-sponsored bill to repeal Obamacare, saying in a written message Americans deserve “common sense” reforms of the Second Amendment.
He tweeted: “Gun violence has become a cancer on this nation. We must make common sense gun reforms that keep weapons out of dangerous hands.”
But even fellow Democrats say Reid’s move could prove a meaningless and fruitless public relations message. In a statement to Roll Call, a caucus of Senate Democrats said Reid’s filing of an amendment doesn’t guarantee a vote – not even a procedural one.
The amendment to the Republicans’ budget reconciliation package, Roll Call reported, would ban individuals who are found guilty of violating laws that prevent the obstruction of women to reproductive health services, like Planned Parenthood, from owning firearms.
His amendment takes aim at the shootings at Planned Parenthood in Colorado last week. But it comes just a day after a mass shooting in California that left 14 dead and 17 hurt, and is being investigated for ties to terrorism.
Other Democrats, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Patty Murray, have planned a press conference Thursday to call for other amendments and votes on gun-control measures.
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