Texas House Democrat says he’s a “no” on semi-auto ban. You can bet Pelosi will be trying to round up some RINOs to vote yes on this illegal law. Meanwhile, Rep. Henry Cuellar deserves a ‘good job.’
Rep. Henry Cuellar may be the first Democrat to come out in opposition to Rep. David Ciccillini’s ban on semi-automatic rifles, which Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) plans on marking up in committee next week, but he won’t be the last. The south Texas Democrat, who just won a hotly contested primary against a more progressive challenger, had his comms director announce on Friday afternoon that he won’t be voting in favor of the ban, which isn’t a huge surprise given his past support for the Second Amendment in Congress.
It is, however, a big problem for Nancy Pelosi and House leadership, because every Democratic defection means they have to hunt for a Republican willing to go along with banning the most commonly-sold rifles in the country. There were four Republicans who signed on to the House Democrats’ gun control package that was narrowly approved a few weeks ago, but there’s also no guarantee that all four will hop on board the gun ban
