Opponents have dubbed the proposal "feel-good legislation" and charge it plays on people's fears over recent shootings around the country.

Mr. Guglielmo said he did not support the bill, calling it "feel-good legislation."

Republicans also branded the bill as nothing more than "feel-good" legislation that would do little to combat childhood obesity.

But there's a lot of 'feel-good' legislation out there that would be difficult to put into practice.

The gun-control bill, even as it survived critical votes on amendments meant to gut it, remained vulnerable to the "feel-good" legislation charge.

It is an ill-conceived piece of phony feel-good legislation on every level.

A statement issued today by the state gun association called the ordinance "a piece of feel-good legislation."

Mr. Sensenbrenner said today that the Senate proposal was "feel-good" legislation that would not take the system beyond what Bush officials have already done administratively.

Mr. Davis referred to the resolution as feel-good legislation.

Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll said the bill was an example of "feel-good legislation" that would have few concrete results.