Posted on 02/26/2009 10:55:01 AM PST by Pfesser
...Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson on Wednesday co-sponsored legislation that would give residents of the District of Columbia the right to possess handguns for the first time in more than 30 years...
Isakson and Chambliss’ legislation is attached to a bill that would give the district its first voting seat in the House. The Senate passed the voting bill Tuesday.
The right to have a pistol in Washington is simply a basic constitutional right, Chambliss said.
“Only a government that does not trust its citizens would refuse them the right to bear arms,” Chambliss said in a statement. “The right of Americans in every part of the country to own guns, whether for sport or protection, is clearly defined in the Constitution and must not be compromised.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Broun, an Athens Republican, announced Wednesday he was teaming up with Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) to establish a Second Amendment Task Force. The task force is necessary to “educate elected officials and the public on the necessity of the Second Amendment to maintaining our freedom and liberty,” Broun said in a statement.
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Who cares whether the government trusts its citizens? The only thing that matters is whether we trust our government. The 2nd Amendment was passed because we don't.
EXCELLENT POINT!
And yet we do not have open carry without a permit here in GA.
Who in hades wants to give DC a voting seat in the House?
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