HR 822: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011..UPDATE #4

This bill gained 13 more cosponsors bringing the total to 227. Well over the top needed to get this bill moving.

We could be seeing the beginning of the first movement of a gun related bill in the last two Congresses.

Which brings up an interesting problem not only for the Senate, but for Obama as well.

Lets look at this from a purely political point of view and forget the Constitutionality aspect. This actually appears to be able to pass the House. If so, you can bet your bottom dollar, the Senate is watching this and already know there is a distinct possibility that they will have to debate/pass/reject this bill. What do they do?

Well, we are in the beginning of the so called campaign mode. Each and every one of the Class 1 senators are up for re-election in ‘12. So, what do they do?    Most likely pass the bill.

NOW it hits Obama’s desk. He has already angered the far left, and now he is faced with this. What does he do?

He knows full well both Gore and Kerry lost their bid for the White House because of the “gun” issue, and at the moment, his re-election is in serious doubt. Does he veto the bill and remain in doubt, or does he sign the bill into law and increase his chances at re-election because he will have gained a considerable amount of the “gun vote”.

The plot thickens.