Pelosi pledges compromise on assault weapons ban

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The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room Pelosi pledges compromise on assault weapons ban

It's definitely a compromise - OF OUR RIGHTS!

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The ball is in Congress's court to craft a compromise in reinstating regulations on assault weapons, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) acknowledged Tuesday.

During an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Pelosi said that the Congress will work to find some middle ground between the previous ban, which expired in 2004, and the precedent laid by the Supreme Court in a ruling enumerating more concrete gunowners' rights last term.

"We have to find some level of compromise," Pelosi said, citing 53 victims of gun violence nationwide in less than a month. "And we have to rid the debate of the misconceptions people have about what gun safety means."

"Yes, it is," the Speaker said when asked if the ball is in Congress's court now that Democrats control the White House. "And we are just going to have to work together to come to some resolution."

Pelosi indicated that new regulations might entail registration and prohibitions on transporting some firearms across state lines.

The Speaker also expressed displeasure at the attachment of a gun rights provision to legislation that would grant Washington, D.C. a voting member of Congress.

"Right now, we have the debate in Congress over the District of Columbia wanting a vote on the floor of the House, something we all want. That's a civil rights issue," she said, pledging to find "middle ground" on the issue. "And, yet, they want to put a gun…bill, attach that to that. I don't — I don't think that that should be the price to pay to have a vote on the floor of the House."

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Seriously - if you saw Pelosi getting ready to walk in front of a bus that was running a red light - would you say anything?!?!

[Guest m&pc9]

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Seriously - if you saw Pelosi getting ready to walk in front of a bus that was running a red light - would you say anything?!?!

Yes I would, I would say "Good job Mr. bus driver." Everyone needs a little pat on the back every now and then.

[E4 No More]

Personally, I would tell the bus driver to step on it!

[Guest GT_Rat]

Seriously - if you saw Pelosi getting ready to walk in front of a bus that was running a red light - would you say anything?!?!

Pass the popcorn?

[jughead]

just cant comment about that 'WOMAN'. mite get banned for life