The kind of gun control laws that were making it so ridiculously difficult for me to get a gun for self defense in D.C. have been out of reach for the anti gun politicians on the national level since 1994.
Capitol Hill has been pro gun since the Republican takeover of the House that year, in the wake of President Clinton signing the "assault weapons" ban. No major anti Second Amendment legislation has passed Congress in 20 years.
President Obama may have thought he finally had his chance after the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but the will of the people blocked him, for now.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid never seemed to believe the legislation could pass, but he was pressured by the White House to bring it up for a vote. Sources familiar with the machinations behind the failed anti gun bills in April 2013 believe Mr. Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were in a rush to push the issue before the memory of Sandy Hook faded.
Read the article: The Washington Times
Obama enraged gun control couldn't pass Senate
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
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CAUTION: Federal and state firearms laws are subject to frequent change. This summary is not to be considered as legal advice or a restatement of law.
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