Alphecca: DC Coalition Against Guns

June 17, 2005

DC Coalition Against Guns

A coalition of District political, labor, business and religious leaders took aim yesterday at U.S. senators seeking to repeal the city's gun restrictions, with some accusing the senators of using D.C. residents as pawns to further their own political ambitions.

At a news conference at the District's Shaw Junior High School, some of the local leaders threatened to work for the defeat of Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) and George Allen (R-Va.), who are spearheading a Senate bill to abolish various D.C. gun laws, including the city's 29-year-old ban on private ownership of handguns

Hutchison is weighing a 2006 bid for governor. Allen faces reelection in 2006 and is contemplating a 2008 presidential bid.

"To those who seek to use the District of Columbia as a platform to run for governor of their state . . . you might find residents of the District of Columbia knocking on doors in Texas and educating folks about your work," said Joslyn N. Williams, president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO.

The Rev. Lionel Edmonds, head of the Washington Interfaith Network, said leaders of the 60 denominations represented in his group would reach out to organize like-minded clergy in Virginia and Texas.

I understand the argument of home-rule. I also understand though that when a district or state's population is denied their constitutional rights, something needs to be done. If this were about The District denying women the right to vote, there would be no argument.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at June 17, 2005 11:02 AM

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That gave me a good chuckle. I suspect that a large majority of the residents of Texas and Virginia don't have a problem with their Senators trying to get rid of DC gun control.

Posted by: Yosemite Sam at June 18, 2005 03:20 PM

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DC Coalition Against Guns

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