Re: Modest gun-control measure passes US lower house
FWIW, this bill in it's current form doesn't seem to be a gun-control bill. I've skimmed through the text of the bill, and in this case (although not always) I agree with what the NRA has to say about it. See here:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3097
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactShe...=219&issue=018
Also see Wayne LaPierre's blog entry here:
http://www.nranews.com/blogarticle.aspx?blogPostId=247
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