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Senator Feinstein says no law could've stopped Vegas gunman
 Sen. Dianne Feinstein told CBS "Face the Nation" no law would have stopped the Las Vegas shooter from killing 58 people and injuring more than 500 at a country music concert last week.Someone pinch me! Did a Donk just admit the truth about criminals and guns? Boy is she going to catch hell for that. The California Democrat made the "No, he passed background checks registering for handguns and other weapons on multiple occasions," said Feinstein, who noted Paddock didn't display any of the signs one might look for in a potential shooter like a criminal record or mental illness. But Feinstein doesn't believe that means Congress should do nothing on gun control. Instead, we should take advantage of the situation while people are still emotional about it. She has introduced a bill to ban "bump stocks," the device law enforcement say allowed Paddock used to transform semi-automatic guns to fire like automatic guns. The legislation currently has 38 Democratic sponsors and no Republican sponsors, although Feinstein said some Republicans have shown interest. Last week, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee said President Trump is "open" to conversations about bump stocks. Feinstein said banning bump stocks is "one small thing" that Congress can do to take these weapon transformers out of circulation, and rejected the notion that the bill will lead to banning semi-automatic weapons or seriously restricting gun access in some other way. The bump stock ban was a part of broader assault weapons legislation many Democrats supported in 2013. That bill failed. "It's a two-page bill, I'll send a copy of it to anyone who calls our office, and you can look at it yourself," Feinstein said. "It does not take anyone's gun." Then why bother? The California senator did criticize a concealed-carry reciprocity bill currently in the Senate. That legislation would allow people who have concealed carry permits in one state to use that permit in any other state. Because you can't trust anyone from outside California. "Well, my opinion of that bill is it's terrible," she said. "We want every American to feel comfortable packing a concealed weapon around the country? I represent 40 million Californians, and I can say without hesitation Californians do not want concealed carry." Maybe from LA and SF, anyway. Heaven forbid someone from another state would use a gun to stop a madman and make California look as stupid as it is. Wouldn't want the criminal population to feel they were being discriminated against. Feinstein also pushed back on the idea that concealed carry permits are explicitly protected by the Second Amendment. If CC is good enough for your protection detail, it should be good enough for the unwashed masses. Who your protection detail comes from. And you, too. "Well, I don't believe it's protected by the Constitution," Feinstein said, adding that reciprocity would only make the gun situation in America worse. Says the senator from a failing state. Feinstein also touched on foreign affairs, as the Trump administration looks to possibly pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. After a recent Senate Judiciary Committee intelligence briefing, Feinstein said there is "no question" Iran has complied with the stricture of the deal. Whenever a question arose about compliance, it was handled, she said. Including the ones that we can't prove an answer to because the fox is guarding the henhouse? "There is no question but that Iran has complied with the strictures of the deal, and when either IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) found something or anyone else found something, it was quickly remedied if there was a glitch," Feinstein said. "So they have cooperated, I think, 100 percent." No question, eh? Are you willing to bet accepting reciprocity on that? I will because I don't have the problems that you seem to have about not understanding that which isn't happening right in front of your face. That doesn't mean everyone approves of what Iran is doing, she said. But Feinstein fears pulling out of the agreement would have broader implications beyond Iran. Read the agreement. Iran has no implications. Except for the fact that they got their money, which doesn't seem to be doing much in the way of bettering the lives of the Iranian citizens. I wonder where it's going. "I think the biggest ramification from this would be to really create a crisis with North Korea, because it would give North Korea reason to believe well nothing the Republicans do can you trust," Feinstein said. "When you have the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, and the United States all agreeing to support something, and the United States goes through an election, the new president pulls us out, what does that say? It says you can't do business with America." I think what you meant to say was that anyone with two brain cells to rub together can screw America whenever the Dems are in charge. Especially Obumhole. Less so Bush and Clinton. Posted by: gorb 2017-10-09 |
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