upset about a rules change they had made two months earlier. that doesn t fly. so, once individual things start moving, they just start moving and life gets back to normal. and you re right, they did that, they threw a tantrum over a defense bill right before a recess, so that didn t move. and so, it sat there for a couple weeks. but things are going to start moving, you know, as they get back now. it s one of those empty threats that is always made. democrats didn t back down. they changed the rules anyway and republicans are now kind of stuck with it. ryan, to that point, when we got the announcement today that because of snow there would be no votes today, after that point, we did actually get a vote on extending the plastic gun ban. if almost no senators were back at the capitol and back in washington and so many people were stranded, how were they able to take that plastic gun vote? that s actually a perfect example. so, the way they do a vote like that is they send out what s
and life gets back to normal. and you re right, they did that, they threw a tantrum over a defense bill right before a recess, so that didn t move. and so, it sat there for a couple weeks. but things are going to start moving, you know, as they get back now. it s one of those empty threats that is always made. democrats didn t back down. they changed the rules anyway and republicans are now kind of stuck with it. ryan, to that point, when we got the announcement today that because of snow there would be no votes today, after that point, we did actually get a vote on extending the plastic gun ban. if almost no senators were back at the capitol and back in washington and so many people were stranded, how were they able to take that plastic gun vote? that s actually a perfect example. so, the way they do a vote like that is they send out what s called a hotline to every senate office. they say, we want to pass this by unanimous consent. if you object, just tell us, and we won t do it,
science fiction. they were the stuff of movies. now they re frighteningly real. it will be unimaginable for congress not to pass a strong law that closes the loopholes and bans these guns once and for all. the nra did not oppose the extension of the plastic gun ban but does oppose any expansion of it. now to business. later this morning the adp s employment report will be out. in terms of stocks yesterday, all three major indices in negative territory. almost 100 points in the dow which is back below 16,000. it s the longest losing streak in two months. joining us now this is a treat, kayla. you have to say that. it is a treat when anyone from state side comes on our show. thank you, brian. well, our eyes turn again to washington because regulators are set to vote on a key portion of the dod-frank regulation next tuesday, december 10th. it s expected to be approved. the passing of the rule will
at the time, there was an increasing popularity of lightweight pistols like the austrian manufactured glock. there was fear that we were getting close to all plastic, essentially undetectable guns, which couldn t be effectively banned from anywhere in the country because they couldn t be detected by metal detectors or by other traditional means that we use to find weapons. those fears were largely theoretical when that plastic gun ban was passed in 1988. those fears were still largely theoretical when the law was reauthorized in 1998. same thing when it was reauthorized again in 2003, but now it s 2013, and the plastic gun ban is up for reauthorization right now. and right now, for the first time, plastic guns that can fire real bullets that can kill you are a reality. the 3d printed, almost all plastic gun has been promoted by attention-seeking libertarian texans for the past couple of years. and so, pretty much everybody has seen the videos of them firing off their 3d printed gold
when they 3d printed those guns, the result was a machine that was unstable and dangerous and that couldn t fire a lot of rounds before it was likely to blow up, but more often than not, could get the job done. quoting the atf, their testing showed the weapon could penetrate several inches of soft flesh as well as a human skull. the .38-caliber bullets fired from the gun penetrate sufficiently to reach vital organs and perforate the skull. and it s plastic. so, now banning guns that won t show up on an x-ray or standard imaging technology, now that the guns that wouldn t show up on those types of devices are a reality, the gun lobby, at least a part of the gun lobby, has decided that the plastic gun ban should expire. guns everywhere. guns on planes, guns at the park, guns at the white house, guns everywhere! good luck to us all. when the plastic gun ban was initially passed in 1988, the