[quote]Loose Tool wrote:
Mikeyali wrote:
SteelyD wrote:
Update:
Friday, February 27, 2009
Yesterday, the United States Senate voted, with overwhelming bipartisan support, to adopt an amendment offered by Nevada Senator John Ensign (R), that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in the District of Columbia.
The amendment, attached to S.160, the “D.C. Voting Rights Act”, will repeal restrictive gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia’s (D.C.) city council in defiance of the landmark D.C. v. Heller Supreme Court decision. The vote margin was 62-36.
“Today’s vote brings us one step closer to restoring the gun rights of law-abiding D.C. residents,” said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox.
“It’s ludicrous that good people in our nation’s capital continue to be harassed as they try to defend themselves and their loved ones in their own homes. This vote reinforces the historic Heller ruling.”
Full Story:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4508
Senate Roll Call:
Interesting to note that Sen. Gillibrand from NY voted Nay. The dems have been crapping their pants about this supposedly pro-gun senator replacing queen Hillary. She was also rated highly by the NRA once again proving them to be a sellout organization.
mike
It wasn’t exactly a clean bill. The D.C. Voting Rights bill would give the city its first ever seat in the House of Representatives.
Good point. You’ve completely switched my position on this.
mike