Senate Passes Gun Legislation : Shameless

spanone

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:43 PM
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Senate Passes Gun Legislation : Shameless

Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 05:45 PM by spanone

What other manufacturers are shielded from liability for their products?

~snip~ WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Friday to shield firearms manufacturers, dealers and importers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes, a measure opponents said had been ordered up by the gun lobby.
The 65-31 vote passed a bill that supporters said protects the industry from financial disaster and bankruptcy caused by damage lawsuits. ~snip~
edit:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/29/politics/29cnd-gun.html?

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cal04

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:47 PM
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1. The bill and the vote

Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 05:47 PM by cal04

A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219

:grr:

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Mass

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:48 PM
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2. Thatmust be a great priority and quite a few Dems voted YES

:sarcasm:

Here are the good Dems on this one.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219

Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:48 PM
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3. Ok I have niot seen the roll but lemme guess

Lieberman and DiFi voted for this... am I wrong :sarcasm:

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Mass

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:49 PM
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4. YES, you are wrong

Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 05:51 PM by Mass

They voted against it.

But Byrd and Reid voted for it.

CAFTA ENERGY GUN
Lieberman Y Y N
Feinstein Y N N
Reid N N Y
Byrd N Y Y

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:50 PM
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5. pleasnat surprise, so a broken clock is right twice a day?

well at least they did something good, for ONCE

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Mass

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:52 PM
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6. Apparently, though I was surprised to see Lieberman vote on Energy

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:53 PM
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7. mebbe they are hoping we will forget the rest?

I mean they are both up for reelection next year

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Mass

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:54 PM
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8. who knows - not sure their vote on CAFTA is the best for that.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Fri Jul-29-05 05:58 PM
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9. Well I know DiFi is NOT getting my vote

But hey that is me

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