Senate does right: NO expanded checks

[vytoland]

I don't believe the battle is over and it will continue while Obama is in office. Illinois has the toughest gun laws in the country with no concealed carry and he will push to do the same and more everywhere. This was the first time his wishes weren't met and he's furious.

I am truly ASHAMED to say that both our Illinois senators, dick durbin and Republican - mark kirk - backed the background checks plan.

those of us from the land of Lincoln, MUST remember this during the next voting opportunity.

I APPLAUD the efforts of the NRA.

Join, Support and Contribute to the NRA!!! There IS strength in numbers!!!

 

[patvince]

Very happy for you guys !! cheers up !
Hope the U.N has got the message too.
best regards.

 

[durango]

Does it seem like O'Reilly has been moving left? That's how it seems to me in the last 2-3 years.

Hmm. I used to think O'Reilly was conservative. After watching him since about 2000, I'd say he's a traditionalist with conservative leanings and follows Catholic/Christian teachings generally. He was a representative voice for conservative views around 9-11-2001 and is consistently sticking to his guns with traditionalism. I think he tries very hard to be wise and share what he feels is wisdom.

I find that sometimes I have become more conservative in some areas and less so in others, which may explain why you feel he has become less conservative. On the other hand, O'Reilly shifts a little, sure, but one of the reasons he remains popular is that his news analysis brings in a minimum of two angles and attempts to be objective.

If you flip over to any of the other news networks you'll not see this diversity. Either the contributors will be entirely liberal, or will be liberals with a token RINO. O'Reilly forces people to take a stand on his program.

To address a previous comment: I think the negative comparisons I've seen between O'Reilly and McCain are a tad unfair. Both are not conservatives, but O'Reilly has a vastly better sense of what Americans feel and McCain, for all his valor and sacrifice (which is worthy of great respect), seems to get off track with his constituency.

McCain loves compromise and doesn't connect because he consistently allies himself with people who do not have his constituency's best interest at heart. He isn't always a RINO, but it's often difficult to tell.

While I don't always agree with his conclusions or politics, O'Reilly wins popular opinion polls (and ratings) because he shoots straight and he makes his guests shoot straight too.

Just my (entirely off topic) 2 cents.

 

[baccusboy]

You know, that 90% of American supporting background checks figure has been thrown around a lot.

If it's anywhere near true, the Democrats are stupid. Why? Because they let the most anti-gun figures in their party take the lead on gun laws. THAT is why they are losing this battle. You can't have that crotchety old fart anti-gun-obsessed Fenstein lady pushing their agenda while the president is saying, "We support 2nd amendment rights..." and lead anyone to believe you.

If a more moderate Democrat had introduced this, and the crazy anti's kept at bay, the Democrats would have won background checks.

 

[Dikinalaska]

You know, that 90% of American supporting background checks figure has been thrown around a lot.

Big difference between %90 of Americans, and %90 of Americans POLLED. I wasn't asked my opinion, were you? It's biased because they targeted who to ask. If you poll every inmate in jail, I bet "%90 of Americans" believe they shouldn't be incarcerated.

 

[Armanius]

All polls can be manipulated depending on how questions are framed and how much information a person is given. I don't doubt that 90% of Americans believe a background check for firearms purchase is a good thing. But a lot of non gun owners are under the mistaken impression (thanks to the liberal media) that many guns purchased legally are purchased without background checks. So when they ask "are you for or against more background check" of course people are going to say "for." If most non gun owners understood that the majority of legally purchased guns already go through a background check, they probably wouldn't be so quick to jump into the gun control bandwagon.

 

[Bkreutz]

I like the statement......"There are lies, damn lies, and statistics!" Sometimes attributed to Mark Twain, but that's another argument.

 

[james56]

90% of 1001 people sampled is not 90% of all U.S. citizens. I've researched this poll and many others. The Liberal Media is getting away with these poll's and no one's challenging them.