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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is really embracing her downstate constituency: She won't support the gun bill HR 4900 unless it's changed—and she co-sponsored it! Mayor Bloomberg and other mayors opposed the bill, saying it would actually "undermine federal agents and local police as they continue their fight against illegal guns." WNBC's Melissa Russo writes, "The Senator told News 4 New York on Friday she was misled by language in the bill that implied it would help law enforcement. Gillibrand said she was unaware when she cosponsored HR 4900 that it would actually hurt." The new Senator said that Bloomberg, whom she met the other day, explained the bill's flaws. The NRA, which previously gave her a 100 rating said, "Mayor Bloomberg sold Sen. Gillibrand a bill of goods." Gillibrand, who met the family of a Brooklyn victim of gang violence, explained her "old" gun stance to Air America's Mark Green, "We didn't have gang violence in upstate New York in my district. We didn't have the sense of urgency because young people were getting killed because of gun violence, and getting in the crossfire of gangs."
Gillibrand Takes Finger Off Trigger Of Gun Bill
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You have to love politicians. She is on top of her game isn't she? I look forward to the next election.
But she's better looking than Caroline Kennedy.
See that? Her lips are moving.
im for the government to keep illegal guns out of gangsters and criminals hands.but im against the government controlling or stopping law abiding citizens,who need to be able to purchase guns for their protection or for hunting,myself i love just going out and just shooting for fun or target practiceing,my place has been broken in on several occasions ,i have had my medicine and one of my guns stolen but i retrived my gun by buying it back from the theif,who happenedto be my cousin,i gave him 200 dollars because he said he found the person who stole my gun knowing only myself ,wife ,and child,and him he tried to blame my daughter then he tried to blame a friend but enough said about that ,i believe in certain gun control, but not stopping good people from buying gung ,cause when you do that then only criminals will have guns,and when gangsters and criminals are the only ones with guns free people will be helpless please dont ban guns just catch those people who use guns to rob ,steal,and kill