Senator Cornyn knows the only real way of ending the violence is to address it. All measures were put forward by President Obama. If putting forward measures to end the violence is a measure of what 'caring' is, then President Obama is correct and there are those that don't care.
Senator Cornyn has done nothing to seek an end to the violence. Gun Control is the answer. It has been the only answer and it is today. When one looks across the spectrum of states, it is the ones with low gun populations with the least gun violence. Why is that more evident than the nose on Cornyn's face?
The bill proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy necessarily increases the penalties and policing of gun trafficking. It is a vital part of gun control in the USA. Mayor Bloomberg knows for a fact the guns in New York City are trafficked from other states. It is time to do something, Senator Cornyn. While you want to make excuses for your lack of interest or ability to find the answer there is no excuse for the lack of support of those ready to make a difference for real reasons.
There is now a summary to S. 649.
S.649 - Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 (click here)
Shown Here:Introduced in Senate (03/21/2013)
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act), the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the federal criminal code to require background checks for all firearm sales, prohibit straw purchases of firearms, and expand the school safety grant program.
Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Act to eliminate from the records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm, about which a state must submit estimates to the Attorney General for purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System: (1) a record that identifies a person for whom an indictment has been returned for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or who is a fugitive from justice and for which a record of final disposition is not available; and (2) a record that identifies a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to establish the applicable time period for the occurrence of events which would disqualify a person from possessing a firearm (currently, within the prior 20 years) in pertinent records....
These are the actions taken with the bill to date. The CR numbers are entries to the Congressional Record of the proceedings for anyone to read.
Senator Cornyn has done nothing to seek an end to the violence. Gun Control is the answer. It has been the only answer and it is today. When one looks across the spectrum of states, it is the ones with low gun populations with the least gun violence. Why is that more evident than the nose on Cornyn's face?
The bill proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy necessarily increases the penalties and policing of gun trafficking. It is a vital part of gun control in the USA. Mayor Bloomberg knows for a fact the guns in New York City are trafficked from other states. It is time to do something, Senator Cornyn. While you want to make excuses for your lack of interest or ability to find the answer there is no excuse for the lack of support of those ready to make a difference for real reasons.
There is now a summary to S. 649.
S.649 - Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 (click here)
Shown Here:Introduced in Senate (03/21/2013)
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act), the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the federal criminal code to require background checks for all firearm sales, prohibit straw purchases of firearms, and expand the school safety grant program.
Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Act to eliminate from the records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm, about which a state must submit estimates to the Attorney General for purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System: (1) a record that identifies a person for whom an indictment has been returned for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or who is a fugitive from justice and for which a record of final disposition is not available; and (2) a record that identifies a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance. Directs the Attorney General to establish the applicable time period for the occurrence of events which would disqualify a person from possessing a firearm (currently, within the prior 20 years) in pertinent records....
These are the actions taken with the bill to date. The CR numbers are entries to the Congressional Record of the proceedings for anyone to read.
| 04/10/2013 | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2512-2542, S2547-2551) Type of Action: Calendars and Scheduling Action By: Senate |
| 04/09/2013 | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2492; text: CR S2492) Type of Action: Floor Consideration Action By: Senate |
| 04/09/2013 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2475-2478, S2482-2492) Type of Action: Calendars and Scheduling Action By: Senate |
| 04/08/2013 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2440-2449) Type of Action: Calendars and Scheduling Action By: Senate |
| 03/22/2013 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32. Type of Action: Calendars and Scheduling Action By: Senate |
| 03/21/2013 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2158-2162) Type of Action: Calendars and Scheduling Action By: Senate |
