Toomey, who previously led a bipartisan bid to strengthen the background check system for gun purchases, said on NBC that the “vast majority” of people between the age of 18 and 21 were “law-abiding citizens who aren’t a threat to anyone” and thus increasing the age limit would not be a significant help. Toomey of Pennsylvania, said he doubted the efficacy of raising the minimum age to buy a gun. “Criminals are going to get ahold of guns,” he said.Īnother Republican lawmaker, Sen. In the interview, Massie also voiced strong opposition to weapons-free zones in and around schools, and likened calls for more stringent background checks to putting “lipstick on a pig.” He added that background checks and similar measures offer “false senses of security.” Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “What you need is some of the teachers who are armed,” Rep. Some have gotten behind Trump’s suggestion that some teachers should be issued weapons and trained in their use, an idea that has drawn strong criticism from educators. Many congressional Republicans have remained silent on the issue of tightening gun laws, however. “We all have a difficult task in front of us balancing our individual rights with our obvious need for public safety.” “I’m also a father and a grandfather and a governor,” he said. “I’m an NRA member, a supporter of the 2nd Amendment and the 1st Amendment, and the entire Bill of Rights for that matter,” Scott said Friday in announcing his support for a package of gun control measures, including the age limit. Rick Scott, have expressed newfound support for raising the age limit for gun sales, either nationwide or at the state level. “They’ve gotten gun legislation passed before in their favor, in favor of gun manufacturers.”Ī few elected officials whose positions have long aligned with those of the NRA, including Trump and Florida Gov.
They act like they don’t own these politicians. Interviewed Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Hogg said the NRA seeks to put forth the false impression that elected officials who receive campaign donations are not beholden to it. Politicians, too, have been called out by a movement spearheaded by student activists, including some survivors of the mass shooting.Īmong those young activists is David Hogg, a Stoneman Douglas student who in the wake of the shooting has emerged as an ardent and highly visible gun-safety advocate. The debate in the aftermath of that shooting has left the NRA on the defensive amid a widening boycott campaign aimed at businesses with ties to the group. The suspect identified by authorities as having shot and killed 17 people, mostly teenagers, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is 19.
“It should all be at 21,” Trump said Thursday, predicting the NRA would support that limit. Often, I just play that one tune out of that album.The older age limit for handgun purchases was put into law in 1968, when concealed handguns were the focus of gun control efforts and sales at gun shows had not yet emerged as an issue. Then he went on his own and was all commercial. He was at his best when he was with JLF, was a serious player then. In Reply to: RE: Spinning Jeff Lorber Fusion "Water Sign" nt posted by Frank_Locke on at 21:50:18Īll had lots of very nice tunes. All JLF albums from his his first up to 82 were his best.I recently learned that Kenny G got his start with Jeff Lorber. I don't own any on vinyl but have streamed them. I really like some of those Lorber and Lorber Fusion albums from the late 70s and early 80s. RE: Spinning Jeff Lorber Fusion "Water Sign" nt - Frank_Locke 21:50:18 05/16/20.
No seriously, that's a great crew on that project and his Weather Channel work! best nap music ever! In Reply to: RE: Spinning Jeff Lorber Fusion "Water Sign" nt posted by Cougar on at 12:26:56
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