“The Clinton administration really was helpful in getting the votes and working the issue. There’s no question about that,” Feinstein said. “I would certainly welcome [Obama] taking a leaf out of Clinton’s book and really engaging. I think that would make a difference.
“He’s got a bully pulpit that none of us have,” she said.
Obama rolled out his plan and made a plea for it during the State of the Union but has largely left it to Vice President Joe Biden to push the issue in Washington and in at least one state. The Administration has said Obama will get more involved if legislation hits a wall in congress.
But with pundits and more than a few in the pro-rights community openly saying all but maybe the background check legislation will be defeated, one has to wonder if Obama is really serious about this or if it was just one more item on the list to check off as done.
Note, while many are predicting that a renewed so-called "assault weapons" ban will not pass, we should not take that for granted. I have heard from a number of VSSA members that they have contacted their senators and congressman and some have event shared the response they received. Keep it up! Obama may not personally be pushing the issue but his Super Pac is and so is Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
“The polls all show the American people want something done. Unfortunately Congress sometimes doesn’t listen to the American people,” McCarthy said.
She hopes members of Obama’s inner circle, who have set up a new 501(c)(4) advocacy group to promote his agenda, and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an advocacy group funded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will put pressure on lawmakers to embrace the ban.
Bloomberg has gobs of money but grassroots can trump money, but only if we are active. Keep up the pressure.
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