{"id":64495,"date":"2021-02-03T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=64495"},"modified":"2021-02-03T12:43:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:43:28","slug":"64495","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=64495","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, there <strong><em>is<\/em><\/strong> a lot of work that needs doing in the U.S. to make it a safer place, where people can exercise their rights in peace. I just think the &#8216;work&#8217; might not be to &#8216;Turban&#8217; Durbin&#8217;s liking though.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/02\/02\/dick-durbin-previews-gun-control-we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to-make-this-country-a-safer-place\/\">Dick Durbin Previews Gun Control: \u2018We Have a Lot of Work to Do to Make This Country a Safer Place\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) previewed gun control during recent days and makes clear he thinks there is \u201ca lot of work to do to make this country a safer place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Durbin tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 100 Americans die every day from gun violence. This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GVSurvivorsWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GVSurvivorsWeek<\/a>, we recognize survivors of gun violence &amp; remember all those we have lost.<\/p>\n<p>We have a lot of work to do to make this country a safer place. I will do all I can to reduce deadly shootings &amp; save lives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorDurbin\/status\/1356338331727106049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Days earlier, on Janary 27, 2021, Durbin tweeted he met with gun control proponents and assured them \u201creducing gun violence will be a top priority of the Senate Judiciary Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durbin\u2019s gun control comments come after Biden ran for the presidency on gun control pledges that included universal background checks, bans \u201cassault weapons\u201d and \u201chigh capacity\u201d magazines, a gun purchase limit of one gun per month, and a repeal of the frivolous lawsuit protections currently in place to shield gun manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) responded to Durbin\u2019s gun control pledge by telling the Washington Free Beacon, \u201cUnduly abridging or regulating those rights, especially if it\u2019s through a strictly partisan process, is wrong. I hope, if Senator Durbin chooses to focus on this issue, it will be with a bipartisan, consensus-building approach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, there is a lot of work that needs doing in the U.S. to make it a safer place, where people can exercise their rights in peace. I just think the &#8216;work&#8217; might not be to &#8216;Turban&#8217; Durbin&#8217;s liking though. 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