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Omnibus bill passed Congress. Waiting Trumps signature. He's threatening veto, but I don't think that's likely.

In the Senate, Cornyn voted for, Cruz voted against. My local Rep, Ratcliffe, voted against.

Seems to me that Cornyn needs to be replaced.

John Lott says we should be concerned.

The millions of Americans who believe in the [2nd] amendment and who believe in our right to self-defense and to defend our families now have reason to be concerned.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/ ... gress.html

SewTexas wrote:2. I never thought National Reciprocity would pass, so I guess I'm not surprised.

I thought it might at least have a chance. Especially when it was tied to "Fix NICS." With that, at least there was some spirit of compromise - we give you that, you give us this. But now, with Fix NICS about to pass on its own, it's not even up for debate. I don't think Federal reciprocity has a chance any time in the foreseeable future.

TexasJohnBoy wrote:... I'd say we're done with pro-2A legislation for this cycle at the federal level.

I'm wondering if we're not done with pro-2A legislation at the federal level, period.

Just depends on what the kids decide for us, I suppose.

“The adults know that we’re cleaning up their mess,” says Cameron Kasky, an 11th-grader at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who started the #NeverAgain movement to curb gun violence three weeks earlier in his living room. “It’s like they’re saying, ‘I’m sorry I made this mess,’” adds buzzcut senior Emma González...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-s ... spartandhp

Republicans’ Omnibus Bill: More Background Check Gun Laws, No Concealed Carry Reciprocity

"Fix NICS" included in Republican omnibus bill; reciprocity is not included. No big surprise, I suppose. At least now it's officially out there.

I think I'll invent a new term for this kind of situation: "unilateral compromise."

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government ... ciprocity/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics ... index.html