Four Bills, No Sale
Last week Democratic Senator Chris Murphy brought the Senate to a halt with a filibuster on new gun legislation in the wake of the Orlando massacre of 49 people. It ended successfully with Republicans agreeing to bring some bills to the floor for a vote. Yesterday two Republican and two Democratic bills were voted on. They all failed. None of the bills were particularly radical so why no action? Mind you nothing they would have passed would have survived in the House but still it begs the question why? A super majority of Americans support some form of gun reform including better background checks, closing various loopholes and even banning some categories of military grade weapons. The majority of the National Rifle Association's five million members also support serious common sense reforms. The N.R.A. executive leadership does not because they are in reality a critical mouthpiece for gun manufacters. Those forces don't want anything to interfere with their business, so the...