Update on Senate Passing Pro-2A Protections
Nov 17, 2011 18:03:19 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on Nov 17, 2011 18:03:19 GMT -5
Letter from Senator...
As someone who has contacted me in the past about Second Amendment rights, I thought you would be interested in the following update. If you do not want to receive this type of update in the future, please fill out the webform on my website and choose "DO NOT SEND ISSUE UPDATES" from the drop down topic list.
Over the years, Congress has taken many actions to preserve Second Amendment rights and prevent undue encroachment on those rights on the part of the Executive Branch. One of the most common ways in which Congress has accomplished this goal has been through a number of general provisions in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Over the past couple of weeks, Congress has begun the final consideration of the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. While the House-passed version of this bill made permanent nine separate Second Amendment protections, amendments to add those same protections to the Senate version of the bill never received a vote on the Senate floor despite the fact there was broad, bipartisan support for all nine of these provisions. Because I am a strong advocate for Second Amendment rights, I joined 29 of my Senate colleagues in a letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to keep the House-passed Second Amendment protections in place in the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Please click here to see the full text of the letter.
hatch.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/56cf760a-93b9-4e20-bb7f-0a7e59570e5f/20111103173517990.pdf
As the letter explains, most of these protections have been in place for a number of years – some going back as far as three decades – and none of them have been the source of any significant controversy. I am pleased that after reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, this year's final conference report once again contains 12 provisions endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) strengthening the Second Amendment and protecting the American people. The Senate is likely to vote this week on the final conference report further securing and maintaining the right of Americans to keep and bear arms.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
As someone who has contacted me in the past about Second Amendment rights, I thought you would be interested in the following update. If you do not want to receive this type of update in the future, please fill out the webform on my website and choose "DO NOT SEND ISSUE UPDATES" from the drop down topic list.
Over the years, Congress has taken many actions to preserve Second Amendment rights and prevent undue encroachment on those rights on the part of the Executive Branch. One of the most common ways in which Congress has accomplished this goal has been through a number of general provisions in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Over the past couple of weeks, Congress has begun the final consideration of the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. While the House-passed version of this bill made permanent nine separate Second Amendment protections, amendments to add those same protections to the Senate version of the bill never received a vote on the Senate floor despite the fact there was broad, bipartisan support for all nine of these provisions. Because I am a strong advocate for Second Amendment rights, I joined 29 of my Senate colleagues in a letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to keep the House-passed Second Amendment protections in place in the Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Please click here to see the full text of the letter.
hatch.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/56cf760a-93b9-4e20-bb7f-0a7e59570e5f/20111103173517990.pdf
As the letter explains, most of these protections have been in place for a number of years – some going back as far as three decades – and none of them have been the source of any significant controversy. I am pleased that after reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, this year's final conference report once again contains 12 provisions endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) strengthening the Second Amendment and protecting the American people. The Senate is likely to vote this week on the final conference report further securing and maintaining the right of Americans to keep and bear arms.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator