Chuck Schumer Wants to Filibuster Thune Gun Amendment– Harry Reid Wants to Hold a Vote

Rep. John Thune of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would make it easier for law abiding, licensed, gun owning Americans to carry their weapons across state lines and into states that have similar gun laws to the state that they live in.

  Apparently Chuck Schumer does not believe in the second amendment as he has called the bill a “bridge to far” and is organizing a Democrat filibuster against this bill, but in an interesting little twist Harry Reid has said he wants the amendment to come to the floor to be voted on. Apparently there are other Democrats siding with Harry Reid also.

  This amendment puts two top Democrats at odds on this issue and it is going to be interesting to see who wins this battle. Will Schumer win and be able to get enough Democrats to filibuster this bill or will Harry Reid win and bring this bill to a vote?

  But a filibuster of this bill isn’t even the worst part about Schumer’s plan, he along with Dick Durbin, also wants to craft a different bill that goes entirely in the opposite direction.

Durbin, Schumer and New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg to craft an alternative amendment that would put the GOP on the defensive — one that would impose tough new federal restrictions on interstate transport or even insert a provision closing the so-called gun-show loophole.

  It is hard to believe but I actually have to side with Harry Reid on an issue. This is something worth following over the next two days, the bill should come up for a vote on Wednesday. If Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin are able to filibuster this bill we must take note of every single politician who stopped this legislation. If this bill comes to the floor and is voted down we must do the same.

  We have won some recent second amendment issues recently and let us hope that this one is next.