As I tried to explain, Reagan signed the overall bill, he did not have a line-item veto power.
The D’s tacked on the no new MG’s amendment at the last minute.
The speaker declared the amendment passed despite objections, no roll call vote was allowed.
This has become a familiar tactic, create a very popular “Must Pass” bill, then put some odious trash into it that the good guys have to allow in order to get the good parts passed.
IMO it’s best to keep sending it back. What did we, as gun owners, gain in the 86 bill?