Friday, February 8, 2008

Majority of Cogress signs Cert supporting Heller

Bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate are backing gun owners in a landmark Supreme Court case.

Fifty-five senators and 250 representatives have signed onto a brief that urges the justices to strike down the ban and assert that the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns for their protection.

I'm betting the Dems that signed on are primarily freshmen and that none of the "Old Guard" gun banners were part of this.

So we know that the BC and CFNJ support full handgun bans. By not signing this, can we then infer that the other Congressthings also support the ban?

1 comment:

West, By God said...

Two of the three representatives from WV are Dems who have been around a while, and they signed it. They may not be "old guard" necessarily, but they aren't freshmen. Of course, to get re-elected in WV, you have to bring a huge amount of earmarks into the state, and be pro-gun. Unless your name is Byrd or Rockefeller, then you get a free pass.