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Related: About this forumNRA attacks Bill Nelson's vote on a gun ban
A National Rifle Association website fires several shots at U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsons voting record. The NRA has given an "F" to Nelson and an "A" to his opponent U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers.
One of the attacks on the website says: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."
In this fact-check, we wanted to explore if the NRA accurately described Nelsons vote on a gun ban. The attack relates to a 2004 vote Nelson took in favor of extending the assault weapons ban of 1994. The vote to extend it came in the form of an amendment that passed the Senate 52-47 on March 2, 2004.
The amendment was to a bill to prohibit civil lawsuits from being brought against gun manufacturers and distributors for damages from misuse of firearms. The overall bill overwhelmingly was defeated 8-90 with Nelson voting "no" in the majority -- so that meant the effort to extend the ban also failed.
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/sep/25/national-rifle-association/nra-attacks-bill-nelsons-vote-gun-ban/
One of the attacks on the website says: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."
In this fact-check, we wanted to explore if the NRA accurately described Nelsons vote on a gun ban. The attack relates to a 2004 vote Nelson took in favor of extending the assault weapons ban of 1994. The vote to extend it came in the form of an amendment that passed the Senate 52-47 on March 2, 2004.
The amendment was to a bill to prohibit civil lawsuits from being brought against gun manufacturers and distributors for damages from misuse of firearms. The overall bill overwhelmingly was defeated 8-90 with Nelson voting "no" in the majority -- so that meant the effort to extend the ban also failed.
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/sep/25/national-rifle-association/nra-attacks-bill-nelsons-vote-gun-ban/
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NRA attacks Bill Nelson's vote on a gun ban (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Sep 2012
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MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)1. FUCK the NRA
rDigital
(2,239 posts)3. Tell us how you really feel!! nt
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)2. Interesting spin in one paragraph
The law expired in 2004 after attempts in Congress to renew it failed. The Violence Policy Center warned that simply renewing the ban wouldnt be enough, because manufacturers found ways around the law by making some cosmetic changes to create "after-ban" models.
What this really means is that the ban was mostly about cosmetic features.
What this really means is that the ban was mostly about cosmetic features.
ileus
(15,396 posts)4. Fuck gun bans.
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)5. Experts?
We interviewed experts about the assault weapons ban including Daniel Vice, an attorney at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Kristen Rand, Legislative Director for the Violence Policy Center -- two groups that fight gun violence and are often on the opposite side of the NRA. (When the assault ban came up for renewal, the Brady Center supported continuing it, while the VPC argued that the ban was flawed and didnt go far enough.)
Pretty biased, and not experts in firearms if you ask me.Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)7. Phewww! I noticed that waste, too.nt
jbgood1977
(91 posts)6. Please Bill Nelson
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