President Biden signed into law new firearms legislation that will help reduce future mass shootings and gun violence deaths. It was the first piece of firearms legislation since President Clinton's legislation that banned assault style weapons in 1993. Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy played a major role in keeping the conversation alive and before congress and the public and seeing it through to completion.
The Senate voted 65-35 for passage and all 50 democratic senators voted for the bill. 15 GOP senators voted with the democrats and 35 GOP senators voted against the bill. In the U.S. House the vote of passage was 234-193. All 220 democrats voted for the bill and 14 GOP reps. voted with the democratic majority. 193 GOP member of the House voted against the bill. So all together, 270 democrats voted for the bill while 228 GOP members voted against the bill. A total of only 29 GOP votes were cast in favor of the bill so it was not a bipartisan passed legislative bill. The only Louisiana Senator who voted for the bill was Bill Cassidy and Louisiana's senator John Kennedy voted against the bill. All Louisiana GOP House members voted against the bill and displayed their loyalty to the Trump/GOP extreme attitude.
Those who follow politics, mass shootings and gun violence find no surprise to find it was another democratic administration who did something concerning firearms regulations. President George W. Bush and Donald Trump both had a GOP controlled congress but never did introduce any firearms legislation during the worst of times. They just kicked the can down the road.
President Clinton's legislation made a difference and reduced the incidents of mass shootings and gun violence deaths and so will the legislation signed into law by President Biden and passed by the democratic controlled Congress. President Biden kept his word by seeking to include the GOP in his legislation efforts. A stark contrast to the GOP's senator Mitch McConnell when he announced he and the GOP would not lift a finger to help or work with President Obama when he was first elected to office because he wanted to make Obama a one term President.
Democratic administrations don't have that problem. They believe they are elected to serve the country and its people and they do so with plans and policy to move things forward. After only 17 months in office, President Biden has accomplished much for the country and its people and he made good on his remarks after the tragic Uvalde mass shootings when he told America and Congress, enough is enough and it was time to act.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
