The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms released a statement late yesterday applauding the House for passing HR 822 – the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. As Alan Gottlieb notes, this fight is not about a state’s rights but about an individual’s rights.<\/p>\n
CCRKBA LAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF NAT\u2019L CONCEALED CARRY MEASURE
\nWednesday, November 16th, 2011 <\/p>\nBELLEVUE, WA \u2013 The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms lauded today\u2019s 272-154 majority vote by the House of Representatives on passage of H.R. 822, the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re delighted at the outcome of this important legislation in the House,\u201d said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, \u201cespecially since the floor debate brought out all of the tired old clich\u00e9 arguments. Congressional anti-gunners pulled out all the stops, but their rhetoric could not derail this common sense measure.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs so many of the bill\u2019s proponents wisely pointed out during the debate,\u201d he continued, \u201ccitizens do not leave their self-defense rights at a state border. Those who would argue otherwise evidently have no interest in public safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was remarkable,\u201d Gottlieb observed, \u201cis how many self-defense opponents suddenly discovered the cause of states\u2019 rights as an excuse to oppose this legislation. This measure is not about state\u2019s rights, it\u2019s about individual rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vote found seven Republicans voting against the measure and 43 Democrats supporting it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow the bill fares when it reaches the Senate remains to be seen,\u201d Gottlieb noted, \u201cbut this recorded House vote will give the nation\u2019s firearms owners a chance to see how their Congressional representative feels about their rights under the Second Amendment, and about the safety of their families when they travel across state lines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHouse members can give all the lip service they want to the Second Amendment,\u201d he concluded, \u201cbut it is votes like this that separate the superficial from the sincere.\u201d
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