Senate Rejects Carrying Concealed Weapons Across State Lines
UPDATED at the bottom:
“[...] the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Yup, the Senate has proven once again that they could care less about the Second Amendment! Vote the bastards out!!!
Note: I’m waiting for the government websites to update with the vote counts. When I find out who voted against this, I will publish their names for you all.
H/T – MePaw
Senate rejects pro-gun measure on concealed weapon
By JIM ABRAMS (AP) – via Google News
WASHINGTON — Gun control proponents scored a rare victory as the Senate rejected the carrying of concealed weapons across state lines.
The 58-39 vote Wednesday defeated a measure giving people with concealed weapons permits the right to carry their firearms into other states that have similar gun laws. Sixty votes were needed to approve the provision, an amendment to a defense spending bill.
It is an unusual setback for the gun rights side, which has been able to muster majorities of Republicans and pro-gun Democrats to move its agenda through both the Bush and Obama administrations. Opponents say the concealed weapon proposal would force states with tough gun laws to accept gun-carrying visitors from states with weaker laws.
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UPDATE: Here is the roll call for the Conceal/Carry vote on the Senate floor (I’ve highlighted the two Republican Turncoats in RED). There were 58 Yes votes and only 39 No votes, however, it failed to reach the required 3/5ths (60 percent) majority to pass. That’s means, it failed by only 1 vote!!!!!!!!!:
Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Nay Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Nay Kaufman (D-DE), Nay
Florida: Martinez (R-FL), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Burris (D-IL), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), N/ V*
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), N/V* Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Nay Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Johanns (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea Specter (D-PA), Nay
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Nay Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia: Warner (D-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), N/ V* Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea
* – N/V = Not Voting
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22 July, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Are they Serious? I travel a lot. I studied and proved that I am a competent responsible gun owner. Now they want to tell me that I cannot protect myself in my travels?????
I am spitting nails.
22 July, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Yeah, it’s like the federal government telling you that you can’t drive across state lines because your driver’s license is for use in one state only!
Cheers
22 July, 2009 at 3:44 pm
*sigh* I may never leave Texas again.
Sorry Doc… The Government just placed the proverbial straw on this camel’s back. I can’t take much more of their nonsense. Going to step away and regroup.
22 July, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I’m a little confused on this;
Does it mean that the feds are outlawing concealed carry across state lines in disregard of the individual states’ own reciprocity agreements?
22 July, 2009 at 7:11 pm
From what I can gather, the answer would be “no.” The individual Conceal/Carry agreements between States still stands.
The bill would have made it legal between all States.
Cheers
22 July, 2009 at 6:55 pm
G.R.I.P.
Get
Rid of
Incumbent
Politicians
22 July, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I started to read the list and after just a couple names realized I already knew who voted for what. Basically as Ronin points out, everyone needs to use this list as a complete list of who must leave office. ALL of the lousy worthless splineless scumsucking misserable swine must be voted out. Oh, and keep a copy of this list for your wall to remember who these people are that think they know what’s right for you more than you do.
Weaver
22 July, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Of course that turncoat piece of crap Specter voted nay I’m so ashamed to say he’s from my state. This is a great state for guns — no open cary prohibition & concealed is simple to get — had he gone with what his constituents wanted this would have passed. Heel even his fellow Pa. Democrat Casey was for it.
Spit.
22 July, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I finally got my permit. My husband’s has yet to come. It is state’s rights. It would be a good thing for all states to get a standard amongst themselves for the class, range, test, fingerprinting, and background check.
I know my RN license is accepted through a reciprocity agreement. My driver’s license is accepted in any state. This gun permit should be received in the same manner.
23 July, 2009 at 6:57 am
I caught feinstein talking about all the restrictions CA has for acquiring CHL (as if most states don’t require the same background check, training etc, with the exception of local she or chief of police having the power to veto it. Of course, she carries, and I’m sure doesn’t have to jump through the same hoops) and lautenberg on cspan this AM talking about how this bill “usurps states rights”
Can you believe the unmitigated gall and hypocrisy of these creatures?
23 July, 2009 at 9:39 am
Oh, Noooow they’re all about states’ rights!!!
What a bunch of douche bags!
23 July, 2009 at 7:05 am
I don’t see this as a states rights issue. This is a Second Amendment issue. It applies to all 50 states (you all know that already). By that reckoning the states have no right to restrict your carry of firearms by requiring licenses etc. But they do it anyway. This would have been more of a step toward reaffirming the intent of the Second Amendment.
23 July, 2009 at 7:12 pm
the dems are being fake about states rights in efforts to do whatever they can to stop gun rights. even though i discussed it earlier about reciprocity as with my nursing license..there still is the 2nd amendment which provides our right to bear arms–period.
23 July, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Well, we elected them, sounds like time we get rid of some. I travel 9 month out of the year, and i do carry my guns. this don’t change anything, and as far as hiding my guns, hell no, leave them in the open, or locked in case it is your right, and better to be in a court fighting your rights than being dead side the road. I was a coast to coast trucker for 37 years, and i can tell you that the guy that comes to rob you will have his gun. I had a reminder every time i got in my fathers truck with the bullet hole in the floor. Ok guys time to get the crap out of office, and that includes the head man, the flock follows the leader, so you know what is next.
26 July, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Ok;
So pass all the laws you want and I will still carry in other states that I visit and protect my family. Do you think the criminals care!