Why won't the Senate Republicans pass the "Our Kids Act" bill? "The House passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle to 21, but it faces...

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

"The House passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle to 21, but it faces long odds in the Senate.
The bill, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, would also bar the sale of large-capacity magazines and institute new rules that dictate proper at-home gun storage.
The House passed the bill in the wake of two mass shootings carried out last month by separate 18-year-old gunmen, both of whom carried AR-15 style assault rifles."

Rose42

Kmgw9v wrote:

"The House passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle to 21, but it faces long odds in the Senate.
The bill, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, would also bar the sale of large-capacity magazines and institute new rules that dictate proper at-home gun storage.
The House passed the bill in the wake of two mass shootings carried out last month by separate 18-year-old gunmen, both of whom carried AR-15 style assault rifles."

They want to give the perception they’re doing something….

Rules that dictate ‘proper’ storage in the home…maybe thats why they’re balking and rightly so.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Rose42 wrote:

They want to give the perception they’re doing something….

Rules that dictate ‘proper’ storage in the home…maybe thats why they’re balking and rightly so.

They are doing something—trying to keep AR 15 style assault weapons out of the hands of those under 21. It is not problem solving, but it is the right direction. My question was: Why are the Senate Republicans against such a common sense bill?

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

I know. The bill would strip away the rights of 18, 19 and 20 year kids to carry the gun of their choice when planning their day, whether it’s aiding the police in a r**t zone, or going to a school to slaughter children.

skylane5sp Loc: Puyallup, WA

Kmgw9v wrote:

They are doing something—trying to keep AR 15 style assault weapons out of the hands of those under 21. It is not problem solving, but it is the right direction. My question was: Why are the Senate Republicans against such a common sense bill?

Because Demonrats and ‘common sense’ in the same sentence is an oxymoron?

Rose42

Kmgw9v wrote:

They are doing something—trying to keep AR 15 style assault weapons out of the hands of those under 21. It is not problem solving, but it is the right direction. My question was: Why are the Senate Republicans against such a common sense bill?

Keeping it out of the hands of those under 21 is common sense but dictating to people how to store their firearms is not. If they dropped that part I bet it would pass

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Ar-15's are not assualt rifles.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Rose42 wrote:

Keeping it out of the hands of those under 21 is common sense but dictating to people how to store their firearms is not. If they dropped that part I bet it would pass

No, it would not. The Republicans are gutless winders, even at the expense of more mass slaughter.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

tradio wrote:

Ar-15's are not assualt rifles.

Way off the the point. A rose is a rose. Why won’t the Republicans pass the the “our Kids Act”?

Rose42

Kmgw9v wrote:

No, it would not. The Republicans are gutless winders, even at the expense of more mass slaughter.

Far more mass shootings are done with handguns. Why the hysteria over the AR15 then? Should we ban handguns? Why are they going after guns so seldom used?

jcboy3

Rose42 wrote:

Keeping it out of the hands of those under 21 is common sense but dictating to people how to store their firearms is not. If they dropped that part I bet it would pass

Storage of firearms so they are not accessible to children or other people that should not have access, as well as not easily stolen, is common sense responsible gun ownership.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Nobody wants to answer the question. Why shouldn’t 18, 19, and 20 year old kids be legally prevented from purchasing AR 15 assault type rifles? Why not agree that these young people don’t need that kind of firearm, and pass “Protecting Our Kids Act”? Handguns are not the issue and gun storage for not passing the bill is a red herring.

jcboy3

tradio wrote:

Ar-15's are not assualt rifles.

Yes, it is more accurately an "assault-styled rifle" since it does not have selective fire.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

jcboy3 wrote:

Yes, it is more accurately an "assault-styled rifle" since it does not have selective fire.

Good, but totally irrelevant point when asking why Senate Republicans are not behind this attempt to curtail mass shootings. .

pendennis

Kmgw9v wrote:

Nobody wants to answer the question. Why shouldn’t 18, 19, and 20 year old kids be legally prevented from purchasing AR 15 assault type rifles? Why not agree that these young people don’t need that kind of firearm, and pass “Protecting Our Kids Act”? Handguns are not the issue and gun storage for not passing the bill is a red herring.

Because trying to ban semiautomatic rifle purchases by 18-21 year olds is likely unconstitutional on its face. The 9th Circuit in California has already ruled on age limits, and it's unlikely that will be overturned even if it gets to the Supreme Court. Long-standing law has always allowed 18 year olds to own handguns, but not purchase them. And long-gun sales of any type that are not Class III are legal under current law to those 18, and older. And it's unlikely the "hunting license" restriction would last under an appeal to the Supreme Court.

There are a boatload of semi-automatic long guns out there which don't fit the nomenclature of the AR-15, and it's doubtful that the Supreme Court will distinguish between them and the AR-15.

You're looking for a quick fix which is only window dressing, and doesn't address the real problem. But typically, Liberals/Progressives aren't interested in fixing problems, only "caring" about them.