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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Congress votes to allow guns in national parks

WASHINGTON - In a stinging defeat for gun-control, the U.S. Congress has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.

The House approved the measure, 279-147, on Wednesday, one day after the Senate acted. A total of 105 Democrats in the House joined 174 Republicans in supporting the gun measure, which essentially restores a Bush administration policy that allowed loaded guns in national parks for two months earlier this year.

A total of 105 Democrats in the House joined 174 Republicans in supporting the gun measure, which essentially restores a Bush administration policy that briefly allowed loaded guns in national parks earlier this year. The measure, which is included in a bill imposing new restrictions on credit card companies, allows licensed gun owners to bring firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges as long as they are allowed by state law.

2 comments:

  1. I'm all for gun ownership, but why the hell would you need a gun in a National Park? Dumbass move by Congress.

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  2. Steven ran into a bear in a National Park but used his rapier-like wit to hold him off. I understand some want college students to carry guns on campus.

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