Sam Stein

Sam Stein @samstein

Dan Glickman, who lost in 94 had a great story. He’d passed aviation insurance reform that brought hundreds of jobs to his Kansas district. One day, he knocked on a guys door. Guy tells Glickman he owed his livelihood to that bill. But…. he had to vote against him cuz of the AWB — PolitiTweet.org

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“A guy pulled up in the pickup truck. Painted on the back of the truck, in hand painting, were the words: ‘You can take my guns and I can kick your ass. That is my constitutional right,’” Andrews recalled. “I was like, ‘Holy cow. This can’t be happening," — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

The conclusion was that the assault weapons ban did them in. And for good reason. Rep. Michael Andrews recalled how crazy the energy was around it at the time in an article we just published https://t.co/RyLqG84b8v — PolitiTweet.org

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He lost his election after 42 years in office. He still is, I believe, the longest serving member to ever be ousted. Foley lost too, of course. And the 94 elections were a proverbial blood bath for Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

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The NRA initially decided to not go after Brooks because they knew he had tried to get rid of the AWB but failed. But then Gun Owners for America threw a fit and called the NRA squishes. So they turned around and went after Brooks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Brooks, the long-serving Texas Dem and House Judiciary Chair, introduced a measure to strip out the assault weapons ban in conference committee. Republicans (including Hyde) knew he was doing it cuz he was getting killed in his district. So they voted against the measure! — PolitiTweet.org

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At various points, Dem lawmakers tried desperately to get it out. Tom Foley pleaded with Clinton. Vic Fazio asked that it be considered as a stand alone. Dingell and others demanded the now infamous ten-year sunset. But the most interested move was by Jack Brooks — PolitiTweet.org

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It was tucked into the crime bill and, for a while, it wasn’t considered all that controversial. But the legislative process kept grinding on and on and gun groups latched on to it. — PolitiTweet.org

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For starters. It really almost never happened. Clinton wasn’t closely following the idea until Dianne Feinstein pressed him on it at a Dem retreat. Caught off guard, he committed himself to it. Later, in private, he lashed out at his staffers for not keeping him abreast of it — PolitiTweet.org

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I find the story of the last time Congress passed an assault weapons ban (in 1994) to be incredibly fascinating, for a variety of reason — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

ABOUT TIME! Endangered species have to learn to fend for themselves instead of relying on the nanny state,. — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

"President Trump has sent highly unusual, Sharpie-written notes to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at least twice, Axios has learned. One missive was so odd, the Canadian ambassador double-checked with the White House to be sure it wasn't a prank.” https://t.co/PaUoa7ikuj — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

I talked to a number of Democrats who lost their seats in 1994 because of their vote for an assault weapons ban. They have some theories on the NRA’s actual clout and why now might be different. https://t.co/PisTFhCW6l — PolitiTweet.org

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@realDonaldTrump You seem well — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

This is such a devastating piece on how gun violence doesn't just target and kill individuals, it also crushes the essence of community https://t.co/IwxhDmpG49 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KELLYWEILL: Conspiracy theories around Epstein's death are bipartisan and they're likely not going away soon. https://t.co/qwOCpIZApl — PolitiTweet.org

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There's a non-zero chance for sure that Trump goes full in on the Epstein conspiracies. — PolitiTweet.org

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Had to anticipate conspiracy theories but here we have a Trump official-and a notable one at that- saying Clinton was behind this just minutes after the news broke. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanjreilly: Inmate suicides are almost always preventable, and Epstein attempted last month. Huge failure by the feds here. https://t.… — PolitiTweet.org

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2020 is just gonna be one long walter matthau and jack lemmon sketch — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump campaign says it is boycotting advertising on Twitter — PolitiTweet.org

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Hmmmmm — PolitiTweet.org

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@chrislhayes Yep. — PolitiTweet.org

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And, listen, who knows? It’s possible the surviving family members (who I assume are in the photo there) wanted this. It’s just still very jarring to see. — PolitiTweet.org

Sam Stein @samstein

I actually haven’t been shocked by much during the post El Paso timeline. These things now follow predictable patterns. But Trump doing a smiley photo op with a just orphaned baby has definitely jarred me. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WesleyLowery: Five years ago today, Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Dorian Johnson was ther… — PolitiTweet.org

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The poultry industry recruited them. Now ICE raids are devastating their communities. https://t.co/1vHUszInu0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Well now... "A close adviser to Mr. McConnell, Scott Jennings, said on Thursday that he spoke with the leader this week and encouraged him to pursue a background check bill." https://t.co/bLoPOU7RZa — PolitiTweet.org

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Wait till she hears about the Trump administration’s lawsuit to effectively do away with Obamacare — PolitiTweet.org

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@EmmaKinery do you have the full exchange on this? — PolitiTweet.org