Last ditch try probably won’t work…..
But will look good to run on in Democratic area’s around the country….
It’s a stark contrast with Democrats’ approach to their sweeping elections package, which lacks total support from their Senate caucus and is unlikely to win any Republican votes when it comes to the floor this week. But it’s just a matter of math in the evenly divided Senate, according to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who had spearheaded the latest round of gun control negotiations.
“I’m not interested in bringing a proposal to the Senate floor that can’t even get 50. And the quickest way to get 50 is to keep all the Democrats together,” said Murphy.
Rather than put up House-passed bills that established universal background checks and closed other loopholes, Democrats are leaning towards scheduling a vote next month on legislation increasing the number of online and gun show transactions covered by federal background checks. Unlike the House-passed gun bills, Senate Democrats are betting such legislation could unite them and even tempt Republicans to join them.
If the legislation fails as expected, a show of unity among Democrats would send an “important message to the American people” on where senators stand on gun control, said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)….
Update on Gun Control….
In Canada….
The head of Canada’s opposition Conservatives on Sunday scrapped a campaign promise to eliminate a ban on some assault weapons after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused him of cozying up to the gun lobby.
Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has been under pressure from critics ahead of the Sept. 20 election because of his party’s position on gun control, a sensitive issue in Canada, especially following crimes including a deadly 2020 shooting rampage in Nova Scotia.
Liberal governments over the years have tightened gun laws, which are stricter than those in the United States. Canada’s rate of gun violence is significantly lower than that of its southern neighbor.
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