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U.S. House Joins Senate in National Parks Gun Ruling
Today the U.S. House joined the U.S. Senate in passing an amendment to H.R. 627 (see "Concur in Sec. 512 of Sen Amdt.") allowing firearms to be carried in National Parks by those with state-recognized concealed carry permits. Despite the predictable jeremaids by the professional anti-gun lobbyists, this bill merely extends the same rules already applied in BLM and National Forest lands to National Parks and National Wildlife refuges. This means if you have a concealed carry license in Oregon, you don't have to leave the pistol you brought on vacation locked in the trunk for a thief to steal while you go hiking at Crater Lake.
Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Merkley (D-OR) both voted in favor of this amendment in the senate; Representatives Peter Defazio (D-OR), Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Greg Walden (R-OR) also voted in favor of this amendment in the House.
President Obama has indicated he will sign the amendment, which passed on a separate vote from the main body of H.R. 627.
Here are some links to the voting record:
http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/house/1/277http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/277/Please thank our senators and representatives for looking out for our 2nd Amendment rights and personal safety.
Link:
http://bluesteeldemocrats.blogspot.com/2009/05/us-house-joins-senate-in-national-parks.htmlGo guns!!!!