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Good news! Senator Tom Coburn (R - Oklahoma) put an amendment on a credit card bill (HR 627) that repeals the gun ban on National Park Service (NPS) and National Wildlife Refuge System land. HR 627 just passed the U.S. Senate by a 67 to 29 vote. Both Virginia Senators, Mark Warner and Jim Webb, supported the bill.
The bill now goes to a conference committee because the House version of the bill didn't have the National Parks amendment (and some other amendments).
The conference committee could strip out the amendment, keep it intact, or modify it. We need to fight to keep it in, in which case, the President would have to either sign the bill or veto the entire bill. The amendment cannot be stripped out by the President.
ACTION ITEMS:
You need to let your congressman know that you want the amendment for carry in National Parks kept in the credit card bill (HR 627) and not stripped out in conference committee. You also should thank Senators Warner and Webb for their support of the amendment.
1. Click on the link below to send a message to your Representative:
Suggested message:
As a constituent, I urge you to support Senator Tom Coburn's amendment to HR 627 that allows state and local laws to govern firearms possession on National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System land.
Senator Coburn's amendment will in no way change or override state, local or federal law, but will simply allow these laws -- enacted by legislatures -- to govern firearms possession.
I urge you to do everything you can to make sure that Senator Coburn's Amendment, No. 1067, is not stripped out in the conference committee.
Please let me know what you're going to do on this issue that is very important to my family and me.
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2. Click on the link below to send a message to Senator Warner and a message to Senator Webb:
Suggested message:
Thank you very much for your support of Senator Tom Coburn's amendment to HR 627 that allows state and local laws to govern firearms possession on National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System land.
I urge you to do everything you can to make sure that Senator Coburn's Amendment, No. 1067, is not stripped out in the conference committee.
Please let me know what you're going to do on this issue that is very important to my family and me.
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