House GOP to punt gun bill

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his GOP leadership team on Monday decided to punt on any gun-related legislation until after the long summer recess. The latest shootings across the country led Republican leaders to believe that debating and voting on contentious gun control bills now would only inflame an already violent situation.

The decision means the House, which has been wrestling with gun control legislation for weeks, will not consider bills to prevent suspected terrorists from obtaining guns until at least after its seven-week recess, which is set to begin at the end of this week.

“Given the events … we need to take a step back and show some real calmness and some real leadership and reflect on what’s happening in this country, and pursue the gun issue at a further date,” Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Calif.), the freshman class representative to GOP leadership, told The Hill after a meeting in Ryan’s office.

Two black men were killed by police in separate incidents in Baton Rouge, La., and Minnesota last week. Both incidents were caught on video and added to nationwide anger over violence involving police and minority communities.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/287284-house-gop-to-punt-gun-bill

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

1. Not much change since 1969

[Thor_MN]

2. "We want to show some real leadership by continuing to stick our thumbs up our asses"

[Evergreen Emerald]

9. They are peeing on our shoes and telling us it is raining.

"We want to show some real leadership by continuing to stick our thumbs up our asses"--you are exactly correct!

[groundloop]

3. Given the events we need to show some real leadership..... so again we do nothing !!!!!

Those ratfuckers are owned by the NRA, the only chance of the slightest amount of progress being made is if we can take over the House and Senate and hold the White House.

[truthisfreedom]

4. Because real republican leaders run away!

Run away! Run away!

[Crash2Parties]

5. So not surprised. On the one month Anniversary of Orlando,

The House is pushing a bill protecting "religious liberty" that would effectively gut federal public accommodations protections for anyone considered a Sinner.

[Skittles]

6. "take a step back and reflect"

fuck you, NRA pimps

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

7. In the meantime more people get killed . . .

by people with guns. So punt it on further down the road, right??

So tired of it.

[Vinca]

8. Unless it happens to them personally, they really don't care.

All they want is gun (aka blood) money from the NRA for their campaigns.

[happyslug]

10. I thought Punt Guns were already illegal?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punt_gun

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/punt-gun-used-duck-hunting-banned-depleted-stocks-wild-fowl/

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1jIsQcNV8BI/UwRy6mgMxsI/AAAAAAAAIsU/1JFZQfeuxzo/s1600/A+Punt+Gun,+used+for+duck+hunting+but+were+banned+because+they+depleted+stocks+of+wild+fowl.jpg