Community | March 06, 2009 | 2 comments

Gun rights and voting rights clash in DC

source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96OP8L00&show_article=1&catnum=0

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital city faces a dilemma: To obtain long-denied voting rights in Congress, the District of Columbia may have to accept looser gun laws that city officials say will make the streets more dangerous.

House Democratic leaders also are in a quandary. Stripping out the Senate's gun measure risks the wrath of the National Rifle Association and critical support of gun-rights Democrats. Keep the gun language, and liberals who favor gun control might kill the bill.

The predicament forced House leaders to postpone a vote this week. And it's unclear whether the bill will come up next week as Democrats wrestle with a looming threat from the NRA to unleash its forces if the House removes the Senate measure dismantling the capital city's restrictions on rapid-fire, semi-automatic weapons and gun registration requirements.

Just two weeks ago, it looked like D.C. and its 600,000 residents would soon get voting representation in Congress that has eluded them for two centuries. Now faced with an either-or choice, some city council members trying to find a compromise are floating the idea of adopting gun laws similar to those in neighboring Maryland.
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2 comments // Gun rights and voting rights clash in DC

  • 1percent
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      1percent  

    • Another example of Government owned Extortion.

      If you want voting rights, give up your arms.

      This should be a heads up for citizens.

      In a " Free" nation, citizens of the nation's capital city (D.C.) are not Free to defend themselves.

      Seems the only people who have Rights in our nation's capital are the criminals.

      Elected and non elected.

      Pareo Nullus

    • 3 years ago
  • kiawagirl
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      kiawagirl  

    • the solution to gun violence isnt to limit them. Its to educate people about them and teach them to respect them, when they'er younger and before they reach the age where they begin to do stupid things with them. Honestly shooting can be a good, clean, fun hobby and a great stress reliever. And if we are going to infringe on one right in the constitution then we might as well throw away the entire thing.

    • 3 years ago
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