Sen. Collins: Gun Control Can Happen If Dems Don’t Play Games

By Tom Knighton

Right now, gun control is an idea in flux. While anti-gunners are emboldened and pushing hard for more and more new regulations, even Republicans are feeling the heat at the moment. As noted earlier this week, key GOP officials are making rumblings about backing new gun laws.

We’re also hearing some things that may suggest Republicans aren’t as keen on backing gun control as has been reported. There’s still a lot of reticence on the part of GOP lawmakers to side with Democrats on such a divisive issue, after all. Especially with the campaign season just getting started. It’s not difficult for them to see voting for a gun law then sitting at home after that due to losing in the primary.

There’s a lot going on, to be sure.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, however, thinks that gun control can happen, but only if Democrats don’t try to get cute with it.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, appeared on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Thursday and said she was working on bipartisan legislation to close “loopholes” in the background check system. She made the case for Democrats and Republicans finding …Read the Rest

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