"Senate Dems introduce 'assault weapons' ban bill on 205 gun models"

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53. I'm glad you and your family etc. are all okay

Our two closest family friends died near the beginning of the pandemic.

I've read many opinions dodging gun issues as a blame for mid-term losses. We have the Senate by ONE vote. Our majority in the House is by about 2%. I agree that the Senate is an inertial body. It was designed that way to a good end. There a handful of Senate seats up for reelection in 2022 where the winning margin that placed those folks in the Senate was less than 2.5%. Maggie Hassan won in NH with like 0.1% of a margin. Do anything that loses 1 seat and anti-progress boat anchor mitch is steering the ship.

I'm not saying don't challenge Republicans. Challenges based on a list of priorities is the clear direction for now. Many healthcare issues, economic measures and improvements to medicare/social security ought to come first.

Everyone agreed that the Rescue Plan was a huge priority. Senate Republicans voting to pass was zero, not one. It took almost 2 months to get through and one of the holdouts was a Dem Senator in a red state.

Another AWB:
I don't see it as a priority ahead of ANYTHING relating to virus and the economy.
I don't see it passing.
I don't see it enhancing or even maintaining the slim majority we have in Congress.
Finally, I don't see it as anything except a Republican excuse for not cooperating on the real priorities.