Any legislation they pass has almost zero chance of passing the Republican controlled Senate, especially since you know Pelosi and company will overreach
Democrats promise congressional action on gun control
Newly ascendant Democrats are promising congressional action on gun control amid a rash of mass shootings, including a late-night assault at a California bar that killed 12 people.
Measures including expanded background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons are likely to reach the House floor when Democrats retake control after eight years of Republican rule.
“The American people deserve real action to end the daily epidemic of gun violence that is stealing the lives of our children on campuses, in places of worship and on our streets,” said Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader who is running for a second stint as House speaker.
Pelosi vowed to push for a range of actions to stem gun violence, including restrictions on high-capacity magazines and a measure allowing temporary removal of guns from people deemed an imminent risk to themselves or others.
The measures could win approval in the Democratic-controlled House next year but will face opposition from the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House, where President Donald Trump has promised to “protect the Second Amendment.”
All these measures are in place in so many of the states that have seen mass shootings, and some have even more, like California, where we just saw the Thousand Oaks shooting. A federal “red flag” law would most likely be killed in the judicial system, as Los Federales have zero authority to empower federal agents and federal courts to seize firearms unless federal laws have been broken. The draconian gun laws in California, NJ, Chicago, and other Democratic Party run areas haven’t stopped shootings. Twelve people were shot and one killed in Chicago on Sunday alone.
If they were smart, they would play small ball. Start with background checks. Expand them to cover the tiny amount of sales that do not include a federal background check. They could craft a “red flag” law that protects people’s 2nd Amendment and other Constitutional Rights when accused while also removing firearms from those who are a federal danger. This could be a model for the states who do not have them.
Passing a whole raft of gun control legislation that the Dems love and are in Democrat states and cities only means that law abiding citizens have their rights restricted. Criminals won’t care. We see that they don’t care.
But, you know they will over-reach and push their whole gun grabbing agenda.
