http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/ju...8866.html?hp=l1

Looks like this piece of human debris Di Fi got her rotten bill through the first hurdle...

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a hugely controversial ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, but the measure faces nearly certain defeat on the Senate floor.

The proposal, authored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), bans 157 different models of assault weapons, as well as magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

The vote was 10 to 8, with all Democrats supporting it and all Republicans opposed.

“There are plenty of weapons out there,” Feinstein said during Thursday’s hearing. “The whole point of this bill is to reduce over time the supply, purchase and transfer of military type weapons.”

Feinstein got into a tense exchange with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), who pointedly challenged her on whether the bill complied with the Second Amendment or would be struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

“I am not a sixth grader,” Feinstein bristled. “Congress is in the business of making the law. The Supreme Court interprets the law. If they strike down the law, they strike down the law.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), whose state saw the death of 20 children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in mid-December, said such weapons are”primarily for criminal purposes” and it was “simply appropriate” to ban them.

But Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the second-highest Republican in the Senate, said he “must strongly oppose” the Feinstein proposal and echoed the GOP position — backed by the powerful National Rifle Association — that the measure was overly broad and failed to address the problem of the “seriously mentally deranged” getting guns.

Cornyn said the assault weapons ban “jeopardizes the self-defense rights of law-abiding citizens while doing nothing to address the real problem.”

Cornyn also said the proposal would effectively ban “the majority of handguns” sold in the country because it prohibits the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips. Cornyn offered several amendment to revise the Feinstein proposal, but they were defeated by Democrats.

“What’s happening here with all these amendments in effort to nip it and tuck it and create all these exceptions,” Feinstein said.

Cornyn, though, did suggest he might support a potential bipartisan compromise on universal background checks if a deal can be reached when the gun bill comes to the Senate floor in coming weeks. Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va.) are searching for GOP backers for that legislation after talks with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) broke down.

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“I am not a sixth grader,” Feinstein bristled. “Congress is in the business of making the law.

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Without even considering whether or not it is constitutional?

And, I like that Cruz is making them "bristle".

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“I am not a sixth grader,” Feinstein bristled. “Congress is in the business of making the law.

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Without even considering whether or not it is constitutional?

And, I like that Cruz is making them "bristle".

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They must find it quaint, queer, and maddening that a fellow Senator would even mention the Constitution or Bill of Rights!

[QUOTE]Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), whose state saw the death of 20 children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in mid-December, said such weapons are”primarily for criminal purposes” and it was “simply appropriate” to ban them.[/QUOTE]
Based upon the number of crimes committed with vehicles, I must conclude that such items are "primarily for criminal purposes" and it is "simply appropriate" to ban them.

Not going to be an easy vote for the Rats ..........especially the ones up for reelection !!

Senator Ted Cruz