It'll get knocked down, of course. But at least we will have the vote.

relevant to add. I particularly liked Chris Murphy's closing remarks.

Now to get the votes on the record!

Unlike the dumb ass stunts the repuKKKes have been pulling since the black family moved in the White House?

Gee, maybe we could try that again someday, now that we've grown a rudimentary backbone...

curious if all of this is being wasted or if the proposals are actually reasonable steps that have a chance of passing

Universal background checks (closing the gun show loophole)
Disallowing anyone on the terrorist watchlist/no-fly list from buying a gun.