Please send a message to John Cornyn

[seeker_two]

Probably because he already decided to screw us.

He is not due for re-election until 2026.

He's 70 years old and was elected in 2002.

Maybe he is thinking about retiring?

Yeah....but how much damage will he do in the meantime?.....

Too bad there's not a way for the Texas Legislature to pass a binding resolution that Cornyn no longer officially represents Texas and request that a replacement Senator be seated....

 

[oldag]

This is the response I received yesterday. We are on a first name basis now

Gary --

Like so many people in Texas and across the country, I can’t stop thinking about the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in Uvalde along with all those injured. I continue asking myself: how do we prevent this from happening again?

I want to be clear from the beginning: I am not in support of restricting or limiting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

What I am for is targeted action to expand mental health resources, enhance school safety, and keep guns out of the hands of those who already can’t legally have them.

In other words, we need to enforce the existing laws we have.

According to reports, the Uvalde shooter was isolated. He harmed himself. He had a history of fighting, threatening fellow students, and abusing animals.

These are textbook signs of someone who could pose a threat, but these signs were ignored and we saw the tragic consequences.

We need to do more to support those who struggle with emotional or mental health problems. That’s something I believe all Texans can agree on.

Another big issue is school safety. The shooter should never have been able to gain access to Robb Elementary School.

School districts need additional resources to evaluate their security measures and make needed improvements. No one should be able to walk through a door and access a classroom so easily.

Improving safety also means reviewing current protocol, developing best practices, and potentially increasing the number of school resource officers.

Gary, I want to reiterate that I simply will not support any proposal that infringes on the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Texas or across the country.

I believe we can address some of the failures that allowed the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and elsewhere to take place, while also protecting the Second Amendment for millions of law-abiding gun owners.

While the Senate continues with bipartisan talks on these issues, I want to know where you stand. If you have a moment, please answer the brief question below.

For Texas,

John

That letter could seem to indicate he is receiving a lot of negative feedback from constituents.

 

[HKSig]

This is the response I received yesterday. We are on a first name basis now

Gary --

Like so many people in Texas and across the country, I can’t stop thinking about the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in Uvalde along with all those injured. I continue asking myself: how do we prevent this from happening again?

I want to be clear from the beginning: I am not in support of restricting or limiting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

I received that same canned response.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I don't expect anything but a canned response on a hot topic like this.

 

[Sam7sf]

Bozz, he’s full of shit.

 

[Darkpriest667]

He's full of shit.

They can repeal two parts of HIPAA and fix people that are certifiably fucking nuts from getting firearms but they won't do it.

 

[ac130abovegetdown]

Senator John Cornyn is negotiating with the democrats on gun control right now. I sent him a message through his website Cornyn's Contact Page urging him not to cave to the democrats on gun control. The democrats create a crisis with woke ideas and soft on crime policies and then move in on our guns making us vulnerable to the very criminals that they refuse to prosecute. Please take a moment to let him know that he will lose your vote if he caves.

I sent John a message. I made sure to make it formal so they can understand it, and no overlook it...

 

[oldag]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-bipartisan-framework-gun-control

Doesn't sound good. And they may have enough RINO's on board to get to 60 votes.

 

[etmo]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-bipartisan-framework-gun-control

Doesn't sound good. And they may have enough RINO's on board to get to 60 votes.

From TFA:

""This an agreement on principles, not legislative text. The details will be critical for Republicans, particularly the firearms-related provisions. One or more of these principles could be dropped if the text is not agreed to," a GOP aide involved with the negotiations told Fox News."


So nothing firm yet. The link I posted in the Uvalde thread has more tangible info, but yeah, it does sound like something is incoming, so write your Senators and make sure they know we won't tolerate any of this crap.

 

[Bobk]

Remember we will have to pass it to see what is in it! Wink! Wink!

Messed up that a person has to go to a foreign website to get the rest of the story. The first three were found on other sites and were the normal talking points.

US senators reach bipartisan gun control deal after recent mass shootings

Proposal does not ban assault weapons or raise age required to buy them to 21, but if enacted it would come after years of stalemate

www.theguardian.com

1) Juvenile records of gun buyers under age 21 available when they undergo background checks. Someone mentioned that not all states treat juvenile records the same.
2) Offer money to states to implement “red flag” laws. I am sure this is going to be abused.
3) Bolster school safety and mental health programs.

The below wasn't mentioned in the "other news articles"!

"And it would take other steps, including requiring more people who sell guns obtain federal dealers’ licenses, which means they would have to conduct background checks of purchasers."

 

[Bobk]

"And it would take other steps, including requiring more people who sell guns obtain federal dealers’ licenses, which means they would have to conduct background checks of purchasers.

“Right now we have people who are practically dealers, but they’re kind of viewed as hobbyists or various other categories,” Tillis told McClatchy last week as he disclosed details of the package he was negotiating with Murphy, Sinema and Cornyn."

Tillis, Burr, bipartisan group of senators announce outline of gun violence agreement

 

[madwildcat]

"And it would take other steps, including requiring more people who sell guns obtain federal dealers’ licenses, which means they would have to conduct background checks of purchasers.

“Right now we have people who are practically dealers, but they’re kind of viewed as hobbyists or various other categories,” Tillis told McClatchy last week as he disclosed details of the package he was negotiating with Murphy, Sinema and Cornyn."

It will be interesting to see how they make a cut off for this (amount sold in X amount of time?) and if they streamline getting an FFL. I know a couple of guys that have considered the FFL, but just didn't want to deal with all the paperwork.

 

[Bobk]

Just found another devil in the details, WTF is a "Boyfriend Loophole"?

Massachusetts gun-reform advocates react to guns deal: ‘Good starting point’ but doesn’t go far enough

A bipartisan group of senators reaching a “breakthrough agreement” on preventing gun violence in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting is a “good starting point” but does n…

www.bostonherald.com

"The gun deal would also close what’s called the “boyfriend loophole,” meaning that domestic abusers would not be able to purchase a gun if they were convicted of abuse against their partner."

What is the “boyfriend loophole”?

Federal law prohibits domestic abusers from having guns, but only if they have been married to, have lived with, or have a child with the victim.

www.everytown.org

So what makes this different than the "The Lautenberg Amendment which expressly prohibits those who are convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from purchasing or own firearms"

Have they written so many laws that they don't enforce that they forgot about this one?

Did we compromise by giving them something they already had?

 

[etmo]

Did we compromise by giving them something they already had?

Compromise is something that has never been done in 88 years of gun control. Our 2A rights get more and more restricted, never the other way around.

ARFcom asked this, and I've been saying it for years -- if you actually demand compromise of the anti-2A crowd, you'll expose the fact that they're liars who will never compromise.

"OK, you want these enhanced background checks for the under-21 buyers, we want suppressors and SBRs off the NFA"

That would fly like a lead balloon, because they have plenty of RINOs stupid enough to agree to their demands in exchange for nothing.

 

[Rhino]

Compromise is something that has never been done in 88 years of gun control. Our 2A rights get more and more restricted, never the other way around.

ARFcom asked this, and I've been saying it for years -- if you actually demand compromise of the anti-2A crowd, you'll expose the fact that they're liars who will never compromise.

"OK, you want these enhanced background checks for the under-21 buyers, we want suppressors and SBRs off the NFA"

That would fly like a lead balloon, because they have plenty of RINOs stupid enough to agree to their demands in exchange for nothing.

Yep, and Ok, so you want to keep your schools funded? Make 'em teach marksmanship and gun safety and self-defense.

 

[alwho421]

yup Hi fellow criminals, thanks to demoncraps and rhinos

 

[candcallen]

Hey John,

 

[candcallen]

Just so it's clear,

 

[FossilBackpacker]

I just sent this to him, but someone was correct in saying that he doesn't care. To John Cornyn: "I see that you are one of the 10 Republicans supporting new gun laws. This shows just how far out of touch you are from your constituents and reality. We already have laws on the books making what happened at the schools illegal. Since they continue to occur, it is plain to any logical thinking person that bad people ignore these laws. No matter how strongly worded they are, only honest people will obey any gun law and your puffing out your chest looking like you are actually doing something positive is a joke and makes me believe you are a fool. If you continue to support whatever lies comes out of committee, you will never get my vote again. You can and will be defeated. I suggest that you re-evaluate your position and get right with Texas."

 

[Sam7sf]

I was right with the names of who would pull this.

BREAKING: Senate Reaches Gun Control Compromise Deal With 10 Republicans Signing On - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ A group of Senators have announced that they’ve reached a bipartisan deal on a framework for legislation they say will do something about “gun violence.” According to The Hill, “The framework includes funding for school safety measures and mental health, a...

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