Old_Me
SAINT
yeah, he had a "state of the state" televised speech last night......the wife and i missed Wheel of Fortune
seems he is unhappy that an assault weapons ban never passes.
he is going to enter then ban, into the annual state budget, then sign it.
but, i don't think it's gonna fly.
a GOP senator said he can not do that for the state budget.
needless to say, the Anti 2A people that were there, we oh-so happy
anyway, here is a short newspaper write up:
But a string of Second Amendment-friendly General Assembly leaders, most recently Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, have rendered that executive branch support moot.
So McKee's decision to stump for an assault weapons ban as the finale of his State of the State speech − and include it in his budget − could mean a better chance of breaking through.
Or it could just mean that McKee's team thinks it plays particularly strongly with potential primary voters, as evidenced by the strong response it received from speech attendees.
It should be noted, however, that the House of Representatives writes the final version of the annual budget and is under no compulsion to keep assault weapons legislation in the budget.
And after the speech, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, who supports an assault weapons ban, said he does not think that such legislation belongs in the annual tax and spending bill.
Why?
"It's a social issue. I understand why the governor put it in," Shekarchi said. "I know people feel very passionate about it and I understand the passion on the issue. But it really is not a fiscal issue, and I try to keep my budgets really to the fiscal."
seems he is unhappy that an assault weapons ban never passes.
he is going to enter then ban, into the annual state budget, then sign it.
but, i don't think it's gonna fly.
a GOP senator said he can not do that for the state budget.
needless to say, the Anti 2A people that were there, we oh-so happy
anyway, here is a short newspaper write up:
With the nation focused on the economy, could gun control be on the agenda in RI?
The last three Rhode Island governors have supported banning military-style "assault weapons" every year since at least the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012.But a string of Second Amendment-friendly General Assembly leaders, most recently Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, have rendered that executive branch support moot.
So McKee's decision to stump for an assault weapons ban as the finale of his State of the State speech − and include it in his budget − could mean a better chance of breaking through.
Or it could just mean that McKee's team thinks it plays particularly strongly with potential primary voters, as evidenced by the strong response it received from speech attendees.
It should be noted, however, that the House of Representatives writes the final version of the annual budget and is under no compulsion to keep assault weapons legislation in the budget.
And after the speech, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, who supports an assault weapons ban, said he does not think that such legislation belongs in the annual tax and spending bill.
Why?
"It's a social issue. I understand why the governor put it in," Shekarchi said. "I know people feel very passionate about it and I understand the passion on the issue. But it really is not a fiscal issue, and I try to keep my budgets really to the fiscal."
