The U.S. Senate failed to pass a laundry list of arbitrary and ineffective anti-gun laws. Arbitrary (Adjective) 1: depending on individual discretion and not fixed by law 2: a: not restrained or limited in the exercise of power : ruling by absolute authority – b: marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often tyrannical exercise of power    Ineffective (Adjective) 1: not producing an intended effect :ineffectual 2: not capable of performing efficiently or as expected Thanks to the rules of the Senate—60 yes votes were required for passage—the 2nd Amendment is safe . . . for now. But should Constitution-loving Americans really celebrate this outcome? Should we take comfort in the fact that it took a procedural technicality in order to preserve one of the basic tenets of the Bill of Rights? A closer look at the votes would indicate that we should not assume our rights are now safe: The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and others. It expands background checks to gun shows and Internet sales. It also authorizes $400 million to upgrade the national background check database. It failed 54-46 under a requirement of 60 votes for adoption. A proposal by Sen. [...] . . . → Read More: Obama is right: Gun-control vote was shameful