Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Democratic Senators Look to Tighten Gun Control in Two Separate Bills

U.S. News & World Report

New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer has some back up in his fight for gun control legislation he wants to attach to a cyber-security bill making its way through the Senate this week.

New Jersey Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, California Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed are also expected to be vocal over one of the first legislative responses to the Aurora, Colorado shooting, which left 12 dead and injured nearly 60.

"I think there can be a balance," Schumer said on the Senate floor last week. "I would suggest that the place to start here is for us to admit there's a right to bear arms...but at the same time say that doesn't mean that right is absolute." [Some in Congress Eager to Revive Assault Weapon Ban.]

Schumer has offered an amendment that would limit the type of high-capacity gun magazines consumers could purchase.-[Full Article]