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cali

(114,904 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:35 AM Apr 2013

Gun-rights leader: ‘We snookered the other side’ on Toomey-Manchin

OK, this is from the abominable Washington Times, but I thought it might be of some interest:

A prominent gun-rights advocate claims his group’s staff was in the room during the drafting of the recently unveiled proposal to expand gun-purchase background checks and said that “we snookered the other side — they haven’t figured it out yet.”

Alan Gottlieb, executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, made the remarks at a speech in Portland, Ore., on Friday, according to video captured by the group Daylight Disinfectant.

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Mr. Gottlieb said that despite claims to the contrary, the amendment that would expand checks to sales online and at gun shows is “not registration” and went on to list a host of gun-rights protections in the measure, such as allowing interstate handgun sales for dealers and protections for veterans, for example.

“It’s a Christmas tree,” Mr. Gottlieb said. “We just hung a million ornaments on it.”

“We’re taking the background check and making it a pro-gun bill,” he added. “Unfortunately, some of my colleagues haven’t quite figured it out yet because they weren’t sitting in the room writing it,” he continued. “My staff was. I’ll be perfectly candid about it. This will probably break on Monday in the Wall Street Journal.”

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/14/gun-rights-leader-we-snookered-other-side-toomey-m/

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Gun-rights leader: ‘We snookered the other side’ on Toomey-Manchin (Original Post) cali Apr 2013 OP
“It’s a Christmas tree,” Mr. Gottlieb said. “We just hung a million ornaments on it.” KansDem Apr 2013 #1
Granted, this is coming from a Moonie newspaper, so let's wait for reliable sources derby378 Apr 2013 #2
Not Senator Schumer HockeyMom Apr 2013 #3
Actually, I believe...I think this is another case of Congress appearing joeybee12 Apr 2013 #4

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
1. “It’s a Christmas tree,” Mr. Gottlieb said. “We just hung a million ornaments on it.”
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:39 AM
Apr 2013

Tell that to 20 first-graders.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
2. Granted, this is coming from a Moonie newspaper, so let's wait for reliable sources
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:42 AM
Apr 2013

The text of the bill itself is what's important, not Gottlieb's proclamations on same.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
3. Not Senator Schumer
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:42 AM
Apr 2013

He has not been snookered and been on MSNBC talking about this. Basically this would negate NYS laws. Personally, I would rather not see that small carrot stick of background checks with something like this in that bill. What it does is bring MORE GUNS across state lines into states with stricter gun control laws than other states.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
4. Actually, I believe...I think this is another case of Congress appearing
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:46 AM
Apr 2013

to do something good and spinning it tht way when nothing is being done at all.

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