GOP Senators Ask Reid For Floor Vote on D.C. Gun Bill

It is all a political ploy to make everyone feel good since the Senate will kill it anyway.

It provides political coverage for reps at home.

Sounds good

I believe Ms Hutchison wants to keep a handgun with her in DC

I really hope that it goes right! We will gain rights from it as well!

I'm in the process of sending e mails to both my senators and am planning to follow them up with phone calls.

Me too

Is this one expanded greatly to allow things like reciprocity? Does it provide pre-emption?

My letters

Dear Senator,
I am writing you to encourage you to vote for HR 6862. Since we have over 30 years of evidence that DC's gun ban is ineffective at reducing or stopping crime I believe it is time to give the citizens of our nations capitol the same 2nd amendment rights the rest of the country has especially in light of Heller and since the Mayor and DC city council are thumbing their nose at both the US district court and the Supreme Court, I don't think that should or can be tolerated.

P.S. Could you let Senator Obama know that he needs to clearly state what he believes the 2nd amendment means and the explain why the founding fathers wrote it into the bill of rights (I wrote him but got no response). This issue is killing him among a large percentage of gun owners I speak with. I don't believe him or Senator Biden because neither has shown any consistency or understanding at all that it isn't about hunting or the sporting use of firearms. They have however consistently voted for every anti gun bill that has come up. Until I can believe he has had an epiphany on this issue I cannot vote for him.
I will throw my vote away to the Libertarians or if it looks close McCain. The Bill of Rights are my litmus test if a candidate and I cannot agree on the fundemental beliefs our country was founded on how could I vote for him or her.
Sincerely,
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