Thank you for your dissection of the so-called Hastert Rule that was just shorthand for political cowardice. In my case, the separate Shutdown and Debt Limit "crises" in 2011 were emblematic of recourse to it, but the failure of a clear majority to take *some* form of action for gun safety after Sandy Hook drove me bananas... especially when legislation - however limited it scope - had been crafted.
The same goes for the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooter. Are there as of this day any nationwide limitations on access to bumpstock upgrades or high-capacity magazines?
Note: I checked and discovered these items quickly:
Thank you for your dissection of the so-called Hastert Rule that was just shorthand for political cowardice. In my case, the separate Shutdown and Debt Limit "crises" in 2011 were emblematic of recourse to it, but the failure of a clear majority to take *some* form of action for gun safety after Sandy Hook drove me bananas... especially when legislation - however limited it scope - had been crafted.
The same goes for the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooter. Are there as of this day any nationwide limitations on access to bumpstock upgrades or high-capacity magazines?
Note: I checked and discovered these items quickly:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/16/appeals-court-ruling-bump-stock-ban-more-power-than-guns/11039795002/... in which a Trump memoradum does an end run on legislation with the limitation still being challenged before an integrity-challenged GOP-nominated SCOTUS majority.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/magazine-capacity-laws-by-state... and so 10 states (mainly in the northeast) have bans which is hardly adequate.