WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen., the lead GOP negotiator in the Senate’s efforts to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation, is managing expectations over what kind of bills he’s willing to get behind.
As a former Senate GOP whip, Cornyn made clear that there are limits to what he and the Senate GOP conference are willing to support. Bringing up the old political maxim of “the art of the possible,” Cornyn said “we are not talking about restricting the rights of current, law-abiding gun owners or citizens.”
Among the proposals in consideration on the House side this week: raising the age to purchase semi-automatic weapons to 21; outlawing the sale, manufacture, transfer or possession of a large-capacity magazine; creating tax breaks for purchasing proper gun storage equipment; and codifying into law a Trump-era Justice Department ban on bump stocks.
He has demonstrated an ability in the past to move limited gun legislation through Congress. Back in 2018, hethat improved the national background check system to prevent domestic abusers from purchasing firearms in the wake of the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting that left 26 Texans dead.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Then he’s not doing his job to the best of his ability.
Cornyn and his whole party is pro-massacre.
Waste of time. Bullish……
JohnCornyn always sides with killers over our kids. Nothing new here.
Sooo…he’s doing nothing productive. How thoughtful and empathetic to those of us that live in the real world where children get shot and we care.
moberzan So in other words... nothing! Typical republi-con tactic of delaying and deflecting and distracting...
Give Hope, Give Blood
Typical republican pandering to the gun lobby.
Impotent
More massacres coming
JohnCornyn NRA pulling ya string again ?
So nothing. He’s going to do nothing.
Without reading the article, I imagine the repubes want to give cops more money and weapons of war instead of gun control. A police state controlled by right-wing fascists. How did I do?
Then what the fuck are they doing?!?!
BetoForTexas
He and his fascist colleagues have zero intention of negotiating. Never did. There is no such thing as good-faith negotiating with fascists.
BillBishopKHOU Pleased to see Comrade John has retreated from doing anything at all. It's a comfortable perch for the Senator.
BillBishopKHOU gun legislation won't include guns or legislation I swear, republicans have become completely useless when it comes to saving American lives - except for the pre-born. They're all about the pre-born.
He wants McConnell’s job. He is a roadblock to any kind of meaningful legislation.
John Cornyn's idea of legislation is just to pass a law reiterating existing law and doing absolutely nothing. Did anyone really expect anything different?
JohnCornyn would stab his own mother SO it’s not surprising actually
NRAOwnsTheGOP GOPGunsOverPeople GOPBloodOnTheirHands
Lookee here, Cornyn the Invisible Man hasn't taken millions from the gun lobby just to stab them in the back with an alternative (and much cheaper) weapon.
Better byline: U.S. Sen. John Cronyn supports unfettered access to assault-style weapons and the opportunity to murder civilians.
Then what the fuck are they doing?
Cornyn and GOP are mad this hasn't blown over faster. Their goal is to wait it out and do nothing. Almost half of GOP thinks mass murders are just something we all have to live with. Their leadership agrees.
Reclassify semi-automatic rifles as Class 3 firearms so purchaser of AR-15 has to undergo background check, fingerprinting &review by official from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, which takes from 12 to 16 mos + must be 21 or older. Michael Fanone JohnCornyn
He is donating the blood from our murdered children. He never intended to help.
Umm guess it will include one door only schools What da hell will it include then
The only legislation that would have any chance of passing the Senate is (1) lower the lawful age of gun purchase to 16 and (2) public education curriculum specific to safe firearms handling. And nobody wants that, so...
Then what does it include?
John “Do-Nothing” Cornyn will get nothing of substance - if anything at all - accomplished. As my grandfather used to say: “He’s a worthless as tits on a boar hog.”
Cornyn 👇👇👇
Good
VoteBlueToSaveOurKids
Of course he says this. Cornyn used to be moderate and respected. His 2X acquittal of tfg tells you everything you need to know. Cornyn must go.
GTFO
Shocker. All they’re faux concern was just pefrormative. They worship at the altar of the NRA.
Shocking not shocking
How many of the mass shooters we've had so far would have fit the description he mentioned? Diagnosed mental health issues and criminal records? And how do you do this without expanding disqualifying background checks? Mandatory psychiatric treatment for all kids?
John Cornyn was tapped by McConnell to lead this “committee” because Cornyn is good at looking busy and effective without delivering anything substantive that solves a problem. This is being packaged as bipartisan. It’s not.
The old say a lot and do nothing
How the hell is expanding background checks such a hard thing to pass? Or is it that he's acting like it's a big deal so they can celebrate when it's all they do. This whole thing is beyond comprehension.
I'm shocked--shocked!--to hear that JohnCornyn isn't doing anything that would actually prevent gun deaths. GOPGunsOverPeople
new meme: IT'S THE GUNS, STUPID
Because JohnCornyn is not interested in solving the problem, only delaying until the heat is off. He is not interested in your murdered children, he only wants to maintain his own power. CowardCornyn
Is he at least going to put signs saying, “Real men don’t shoot children!”
Worse than useless.
Uh huh.
government doors for everyone!
This man is so calculated, is this photo supposed to make us respect him in some way. He naturally looks better just because the other TX senator is Cruz. But he is still awful
He is not serious!!!! RepublicansHaveBloodOnTheirHands RepublicansAreTheProblem
lmao what a joke this guy is
So, useless. Got it.
Yes they will.
Why does gop support fetuses but not living breathing children? I'm seriously asking...
It will include free guns for whoever wants them! WHOO HOO (rides AR-15 down to Earth like Slim Pickens)
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