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Voting records? Someone should check out the NRA-PVF site. Earl Pomeroy’s voting record:

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act — Cosponsored and voted for the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that prevents attempts to bankrupt the American gun industry through bogus lawsuits

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act — Cosponsored and voted for the Second Amendment Enforcement Act and District of Columbia Personal Protection Act that would repeal the D.C. gun ban/registration statute and restore the right of self-defense to law-abiding residents of our nation’s capital

Heller Case — Signed the pro-gun congressional “friend of the court” brief in the 2008 Heller case supporting the Second Amendment as an individual right and striking down the gun ban in our nation’s capital

McDonald Case — Signed the pro-gun congressional “friend of the court” brief in the McDonald case supporting the position that the Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right that protects all Americans

Holder Letter — Signed the letter to Attorney General Eric Holder with 64 other House Democrats expressing opposition to the reenactment of the failed 1994 Clinton ban on semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines

BATFE Reform — Cosponsored and voted for legislation to force much-needed reform of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE)

Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act — Voted for the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act that prohibits gun confiscation during states of emergency as happened after Hurricane Katrina

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act — Voted for the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, which would ensure that a person who filed for bankruptcy would not lose their firearms, thereby maintaining the fundamental right to self-defense

Right-to-Carry in Parks — Voted last year for allowing carry license or permit holders to carry and transport firearms for self-defense in national parks and wildlife refuges

Hunting Heritage — Voted to protect hunting, fishing, trapping and recreational shooting on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management

You know, I checked that site and admittedly I had a hard time reconciling that "voting record" (most of which was signing letters, not votes) with the pipsqueak who sat across from me in a diner in Williston, ND justifying his vote FOR the AWB with "Well, you don't need an AK-47 to go deer hunting".

I (and those who heard him make that remark) have been working for his defeat ever since. Good Riddance.

The NRA didn't go back very far, and I haven't noticed a 'come to Jesus moment' in Mr. Pomeroy's history.

As for expressing opposition to the reenactment of the AWB, that cost him nothing politically with the Party--it's a third rail issue, but would he have voted against it?

As for this: BATFE Reform — Cosponsored and voted for legislation to force much-needed reform of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE)

What reform has occurred, and does it leave a different print on the stomped kitties?

Sorry, I'm not buying it.