Democrats and guns
Senate Democrats block the DC gun bill:
Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin , D-Ill., objected, calling the bill an attempt ?take away the authority? of the city to write its own gun laws.
Hutchinson said it is ?the prerogative of Congress? to make laws affecting the District.
Gun-rights advocates say the District government is not abiding by a Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller that voided the city?s handgun ban in June. The D.C. City Council promulgated temporary laws in July, and another set of temporary laws Sept. 16. City officials are working on permanent ones.
Durbin said he was acting on behalf of 11 Democratic senators who signed a letter expressing concern ?about proceeding to this bill without hearing from local and federal law enforcement officials and other interested parties.?
The senators who signed the letter include Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California, who had vowed to filibuster the measure after the House passed it 266-152 on Sept. 17.
I guess Hillsy’s attempt to woo gun owners was short-lived.
And remind your Democrat senator on election day.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:55 am
And as I pointed out when the House passed its version of this bill, the purpose was to provide cover for Dems in the House on gun control, knowing the Senate would block any actual progress on gun rights.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:37 am
My (D-WA) rep screwed up, then – he voted against it!
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