BREAKING: Senate SHUTS DOWN Obama In Historical Landmark Decision On Guns As was expected, the Senate rejected four partisan gun measures offered in the wake of the Orlando massacre, including proposals to keep guns out of the hands of people on terror watch lists. Two proposals put forth by Republicans would have increased funding for the national background check system. It also would have created a judicial review process to keep any person on a terror watch list from buying a gun. Two measures put forth by Democrats would have expanded background checks to private gun sales and allowed the Justice Department to ban gun sales to suspected terrorists. The Senate also turned down similar bills introduced in December after the shooting in San Bernardino, CA. Since the current party is split in the Senate, any bid to toughen gun laws requires bi-partisan support to get to the 60-vote threshold necessary. There are 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats and Independents. According to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democrats are using the issue as a political talking point. He commented that the two GOP measures are real solutions. No one wants a terrorist to be able to buy guns or explosives. No one, McConnell commented. Instead of using this as an opportunity to push a partisan agenda or craft the next 30-second campaign ad, colleagues like Sen. Cornyn and Sen. Grassley are pursuing real solutions that can help keep Americans safer from the threat of terrorism. Contrastingly, Minority Leader Harry Reid called the Republican measures political stunts that are meaningless in doing something to stop gun violence. These are amendments to divert attention from real legislation, Reid commented. Why? So Republicans can say, Hey, look, we tried, and all the time their cheerleaders, their bosses at the NRA, are cheering. I opposed Senator Feinsteins proposal because it would not prevent terrorist attacks, but it would deny thousands of law-abiding Americans their constitutionally protected right to bear arms without any due process, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida commented. Rubio concedes that the Murphy amendment to expand background checks also places too many burdens on law-abiding Americans. What do you think? 