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| Legislators Decide On New Gun Measures In Minutes |
| 2007-11-20 |
| A legislative committee on Tuesday soundly rejected two gun-control measures just moments after Gov. Ed Rendell made a rare appearance before the panel to personally appeal to lawmakers to think of families torn apart by gun violence, not of lobbyists. After Rendell spoke, the House Judiciary Committee debated little before defeating one bill to limit most handgun purchases to one per month and another bill to empower local governments to enact their own gun-control laws. The votes were 12-17 and 10-19, respectively. Legislators tabled a third bill that would require owners to promptly report lost or stolen guns. |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #4 People need to remember this whenthey go pull the lever in 2008. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-20 22:41 |
| #3 Rendell can blame this POS legislation's defeat on "lobbyists" all he wants; but it was really a grassroots effort by groups like the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association that did the heavy lifting by reminding legislators that it is the citizens of Pennsylvania, not Fast Eddie, who will decided whether they get another term in office or not. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-11-20 14:13 |
| #2 Unfortunately, the majority of PA voters put Fat Eddie in the governor's office in the first place, and eventually they will vote for legislators who will disarm the citizens of PA. At that exact moment, I'm outta here, me... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-11-20 13:58 |
| #1 Well, we all know laws will keep lawbreakers from breaking the law! Dumbasses.... Good for the Legislators to shitcan this piece of shit. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-11-20 13:39 |