Dem Senators & Reps voting for Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

[jody]

S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ), Bill Summary & Status

QUOTE
(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:

(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

(2) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights of individuals, including those who are not members of a militia or engaged in military service or training, to keep and bear arms.
UNQUOTE

Democratic Senators voting for S. 397
Baucus (D-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)

Democratic Congresspersons voting for S. 397
Baca
Baird
Barrow
Bean
Berkley
Berry
Bishop (GA)
Boren
Boucher
Boyd
Butterfield
Cardoza
Chandler
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Cramer
Cuellar
Davis (AL)
Davis (TN)
DeFazio
Dingell
Edwards
Ford
Gordon
Green, Gene
Herseth
Higgins
Hinojosa
Holden
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kind
Larsen (WA)
Marshall
Matheson
McIntyre
Melancon
Michaud
Mollohan
Murtha
Obey
Ortiz
Peterson (MN)
Pomeroy
Rahall
Reyes
Ross
Ryan (OH)
Salazar
Sanchez, Loretta
Scott (GA)
Skelton
Spratt
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)

[virginia mountainman]

1. hmmmm....

{(2) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights of individuals, including those who are not members of a militia or engaged in military service or training, to keep and bear arms.}

Brady/MMM/VPC missed THAT part..... ROFLAMO.....

As I said, in my comments about Alaska's new law, Anti-gun forces are so blind with hatred they can't see the forest for the trees.

[BurningDog]

2. Too bad it passed with the safety lock and AP ammo study still in

Armor piercing ammo by current definition is already regulated. This bill allows for a study to be conducted by the Attorney General (Gonzales) to define what is armor piercing based on a round's performance against body armor. Nearly any bullet fired from a centerfire rifle will puncture a vest without ballistic plates and depending on the level of vest used in testing, nearly all pistol ammunition could be considered AP also. This could be potentially very bad for gun owners, and the decision is resting in the hands of the anti-gun Attorney General.

Its interesting to note that probably the most adamant supporter of the 2nd amendment, Rep. Ron Paul, voted against it.

[Redneck Socialist]

3. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) voted for it too. n/t

[Silverhair]

4. The legal standing of that.

I found a DU lawyer to exchange PMs with about exactly what effect that clause has. The answer is both much and little, at the same time. It is a finding of congress - the reason why a law is passed. Usually that means it is a result of research into the specific conditions that make the act needed. Since congress has huge resources to devote to research, carry weight in legal matters that involve that law and that finding. But a judge is not bound by the finding.

An anti-RKBA judge will simply ignore it. A pro-RKBA judge does not need it. It could be influential with a moderate judge as it definately represents the sense of congress, and through congress, the mood of the people.

[jody]

5. Agree with the judge use however it could have an impact on SCOTUS because

it has some bipartisan support.

IMO it also strongly suggests that SCOTUS has not made a definitive ruling on the 2nd, a position pro-RKBA proponents have made for decades.

[Silverhair]

6. Correct.

The effect is more political than legal. It does serve to establish the "sense of congress", meaning the direction that congress is taking on the issue.