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rainin

(3,011 posts) Sat Feb 24, 2018, 12:15 AM Feb 2018

This vote was taken approximately 1 month after Sandy Hook. It required 60 votes to pass. Interesting point, very few (I count 4 dems) who voted "NO" survived reelection.

https://projects.propublica.org/represent/votes/113/senate/1/101

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2013 Senate Bill to Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban defeated by 44 R's and 15 D's. Note the names. (Original Post) rainin Feb 2018 OP

No. Do not divide us now. Look FORWARD. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #1

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1. No. Do not divide us now. Look FORWARD.

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 12:17 AM

Feb 2018

All those Ds will be voting FOR the next ban.

The NRA is the org we really need to stop.

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3. Not to divide. You are so right. But constituent phone calls are never a bad thing. n/t

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 12:44 AM

Feb 2018

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2. looks like maybe at least 5 of those dems voting no are no longer in the senate. voting NO