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This NRA-backed bill repealing D.C.'s gun laws serves only the political interests of the gun lobby and the profit motives of the gun industry. Make no mistake, such a radical reversal of D.C.'s gun policy will cost lives," stated Kristen Rand, legislative director of the D.C. -based Violence Policy Center.
According to Andre M. Johnson, a spokesman for D.C. Councilman Marion Barry (Ward 8), the council was not happy with the Supreme Court ruling and definitely not happy with the NRA-backed legislation. "Shows you the level of disrespect that federal legislators have for the representatives of the people of D.C.," Johnson told the AmNews. He said it is not just Barry that's upset. "The whole council, the mayor and D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton are standing together on this one - opposing the bill," Johnson added. The bill now has to be approved by the Senate to become law.We encourage you to send a "thank or spank" e-mail/fax/letter to the representatives in your area, [Jackie Hilly] told the AmNews. "Call New York Senators Schumer and Clinton and tell them not to allow this bill in the Senate," she said.The National Rifle Association (NRA) has won another round in getting the federal government to override the City Council of Washington, D.C.'s strict gun laws when on September 16, the House of Representatives voted 260-160 in favor of H.R. 6691, wiping out any regulation of guns in D.C. The first round was won in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case, District of Columbia v. Heller, saying the District's ban on handgun possession in the home violates the Second Amendment, as does prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense.See the full content of this document
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Nra and D.C. Council Locked in Gun-Ban Fight
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has won another round in getting the federal government to override the City Council of Washington, D.C.'s strict gun laws when on September 16, the ...
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